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March 23, 2004

Robbery at Capitale

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In a truly bizarre twist, Lower East Side hotspot, Capitale, was robbed as they were decorating the space with fake money for the premiere party of robbery movie, The Ladykillers. At around 3:30PM, in the midst of trying to make Capitale look like a robbery scene (it's in the movie!), two men robbed the restaurant of $5,000, after roughing up and duct-taping a few employees. The robbers had a cold strategy: Pistol, getaway car (a Mercedes), and foresight to rob during a crazy time while everyone else would be worrying on getting ready for the party. But the party still went on, with the usual array of stars showing up.

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Comments (2)

Sooo insane! It sounds like guerilla marketing gona awry.

 

If the robber was speaking like Forrest Gump, then police should check out Tom Hanks.

 
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