Newspaper Article: oyster House hit in holdup
Submitted by Darnell Brunner August 2002
Source :  The Times Picayune November 13, 1971

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Oyster House hit and hold up

$1,000 taken as former employee said sought

	A main believed to be a former employee of Capt. Pete's Oyster 
House 1731 North Rampart Street., was being sought by police late Friday 
night in connection with the $1,000 armed robbery of his former employer 
and a co-worker earlier in the day. 
	5th District patrolman Larry Pierce, Ronald Brink and Claude Reiles 
said the man entered the Oyster House around 6:50 p.m. Friday and will a .36 
caliber revolver on Pete Vujnovich owner of the place and  Nick Veckie 26, 
5304 Warrington Dr. an employee. 
	They said that the gunmen demanded that the 2 men remain still 
while he removed money from the Oyster House and the men's pockets. 
	Investigating officers said that the man also lost identification 
cards and other papers to the robber. 
	The investigating officers said in their report of incident that the 
robber who was masked during the incident took off the discuss before 
leaving revealing his identity to his victims.