Police said the two suspects were either Latino or Native American and around 16 to 25 years old. Zij is gespecialiseerd in commercial contracting & litigation, geneesmiddelenrecht, levensmiddelenrecht, cosmetica- en. various tables and countertops, relics from now-defunct local gay bars. "Safety is of the utmost importance to us at Diablos and also I think the LGB community," Harty told KTVK. Owner and namesake Pat Olivo (a fixture in the local gay scene for decades). Police are reviewing surveillance video from both robberies, but service at both bars will continue during the investigation.
The two armed men stole the wallets and cell phones of patrons at both bars, but some of those have been recovered since. "I don't know if they thought the opportunity was there at this time of the evening or if it was planned out." Deroche says they’ve had teens attempt to walk into. "I actually think there is some connection with it," Harty told KTVK. Video surveillance captured a juvenile in a red hoodie getting off a bicycle and walking into the bar.
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The two robberies were very similar, but police told the TV station that they aren't sure whether the bars were targeted. The owner of Los Diablos, Matthew Harty, told Phoenix TV station KTVK that he was inside the bar when the robbery happened. Both crimes occurred in the citys Melrose. It was so easy to pick-up a magazine/newspapr to find my favorite type of bar.If I wanted to go to Phoenix,I knew where to go.If I wanted to go to. At New York’s Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, patrons were fed up. Both clubs are in the Melrose district of Phoenix.The two armed suspects entered El Diablo through an open gate on the outside patio, where they robbed at least five people who were sitting on the patio, at gunpoint. Phoenix police are investigating two armed robberies that took place at two separate gay bars in the same night. Through the late 1960s, it was common for police to raid gay establishments simply to destroy LGBTQ-friendly spaces. The other robbery occured at Los Diablos, a gay club located only two miles from Pat O's Bunkhouse. No one was hurt, but two people in the parking lot of Pat O's Bunkhouse were robbed at gunpoint around 9 p.m.
Two armed men robbed two gay bars in Phoenix Tuesday night.