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Mugger in Clown Mask Robbed Me at Gunpoint, Man Tells Police

By Aidan Gardiner | November 1, 2016 10:00am
 The victim told investigators two men, one in a clown mask, stole his phone, car keys and $80, police said.
The victim told investigators two men, one in a clown mask, stole his phone, car keys and $80, police said.
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MANHATTAN — Two men, one of whom wore a clown mask, robbed a driver at gunpoint after he pulled over on East 33rd Street to make a phone call Monday night, he told police.

The driver claimed that he'd stepped out of his car near Second Avenue when two men pulled a silver gun on him and shouted "Give me all your s--t!" about 11 p.m., an NYPD spokesman said Tuesday morning.

The driver gave them his cellphone, $80 and his car keys before they fled on foot east toward Second Avenue, police said.

Investigators have yet to find any video evidence to support the driver's claims, but are continuing to look into it, an NYPD spokesman said.