Police said the robbery occurred around 6:55 a.m. outside 320 West 46th Street in Manhattan.Storch and a four-person entourage were on their way to Chungking Studios last night around 11 p.m., police said.
Cops said Storch changed his mind en route and decided they would instead go to Platinum Studios because of a prior financial dispute with Chungking Studios.
The group stayed at Platinum until about 6:45 a.m. listening to music, police said. Police said there were no performing artists in the group.
They left and got in a livery SUV, and called for a separate cab to take one of the members of the entourage, identified by police as Amanda Trentacarliai, back to a hotel, cops said.
While they were waiting in the livery for the second cab to come, they were approached by two men wearing dark clothes and carrying a handgun, police said.
Police said the two men robbed Storch of a diamond necklace valued at $50,000 and a Rolex Presidential watch also valued at $50,000.
Police said the suspects fled northbound on 8th Avenue in a black SUB, possibly a Ford Explorer, and got into a minor accident while fleeing the scene.
Because of the accident, police were able to recover a broken passenger mirror and passenger door handle from the scene. Both have been swabbed for DNA.
Police said a fingerprint was lifted from the livery cab.
Storch and his entourage are reportedly being interviewed at the Midtown North precinct house. Police said all of their info thus far comes from Storch’s account of the incident. Police are are still canvassing the area for surveillance video footage.
