{"id":3229,"date":"2008-03-12T08:23:12","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T13:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/maybe_theyre_better_prepared_for_this_in_toronto.html"},"modified":"2008-03-12T15:48:05","modified_gmt":"2008-03-12T20:48:05","slug":"maybe_theyre_better_prepared_for_this_in_toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/maybe_theyre_better_prepared_for_this_in_toronto.html","title":{"rendered":"Maybe They’re Better Prepared For This In Toronto?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A permissive<\/a> atmosphere<\/a> leads to confusion<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Cops collared three men with a gun on a SoHo rooftop yesterday — and learned that all they were shooting was a film. <\/p>\n

A nervous neighbor spotted the men with what looked like a sniper rifle and called cops, leading dozens of officers to rush to the building and arrest three aspiring filmmakers <\/p>\n

Although the gun looked real, it was nothing more than a look-alike rented for the flick. <\/p>\n

One of the three was charged with menacing and the others with disorderly conduct. <\/p>\n

“We’re just a couple of hobby filmmakers,” said one of the auteurs as he left the First Precinct station house after questioning. <\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Witnesses said a woman inside her apartment at 37 King St. saw the men on the roof of 41 King St. next door, prompting her to call 911. <\/p>\n

“She thought they were pointing the gun at her,” one witness said. <\/p>\n

One of the men, Rafael DiLauro, lives at 41 King, and his father, Louis, owns the building. <\/p>\n

DiLauro, 24, along with Sam Maxwell, 23, and Adam Corre, 23, had gone to the roof to shoot a scene — which they planned to use as an application to film school. <\/p>\n

Police responded in force, but by then the three had made their way to DiLauro’s basement apartment. The officers busted them there. <\/p>\n

The trio was held for hours. <\/p>\n

“It sucked,” said DiLauro after he was released. <\/p>\n

A police source said the gun “looked as real as it can get,” complete with a tripod and scope. <\/p>\n

“It looked like a sniper rifle,” he said. <\/p>\n

The buildings are within range of a school and state offices. <\/p>\n

“The police said ‘Freeze!’ and they went down on the ground,” said Edgar Londono, the building’s super. <\/p>\n

“They were holding a plastic case and a backpack. There were police all over the roofs.” <\/p>\n

. . .<\/p>\n

Louis DiLauro said the arrest was ridiculous. <\/p>\n

“It was a make-believe gun!” he said. <\/p>\n

“I rented it myself. I had to give them my credit card, so the police better give it back, or I’ll be charged $1,000.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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