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shadowcat
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Monday, August 26, 2013 2:57 PM
A man who invited a woman home after meeting her at a strip club was robbed by his date and her two male friends, the Broward Sheriff's Office says.
Appearing beaten and bruised, Eilan Taregan, 55, of Dania Beach still had string tied to his hands when he approached Deputy Ted Arboleda at 5:20 a.m. on Sunday, July 21, an agency report states.
Taregan told investigators he met a woman in her mid-20s that night at Scarlett's Cabaret, at 2030 S.W. 30th Ave. in Hallandale Beach, and she accepted his invitation to go to his apartment, BSO said.
The woman told Taregan her two friends -- the trio who can be seen checking in on strip club video and later, at a gas station where a black Toyota Camry was at the pumps – would drop her off, the victim told the deputy.
After having drinks with Taregan, the woman went outside to smoke and left his front door unlocked for the men to get in, according to BSO.
"When I went to close the door, they jumped on the door, opened it and beat the hell out of me," Taregan said by phone Monday. "I wasn't sure I was going to get out of it alive. But we're talking now, so I'm happy."
Taregan was punched and kicked and tied up before he was left in a bathroom, he told the agency.
Stolen were an estimated $3,320 in goods, including four men's watches, a credit card, a gold bracelet and $260 in cash, BSO said.
A Scarlett's spokesman said video was provided to investigators and added, "Scarlett's has a zero tolerance policy for any criminal behavior on or around our property."
BSO asks anyone with information to call Detective Theophilus Woulard, 954-321-4553 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.
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