Suspected members of the “Donut Gang," a group that steals spare tires of parked vehicles, were involved in a shootout with a security guard of Robinsons Magnolia along Aurora Blvd. in Quezon City on Wednesday.
Initial reports said 2 suspects onboard a green Mitsubishi Adventure allegedly opened fire at the mall’s security guard when they tried to escape from the mall’s basement parking.
“Allegedly, sinita ng gwardiya tapos nagpaputok ‘yung sakay ng vehicle na involved, doon na gumanti ng putok ‘yung gwardiya,” PO2 Ronnie Erenio of Quezon City Police District Station 7 told dzMM.
A certain Albert Alvarez said he alerted police after he saw the 2 unidentified suspects dismantling the spare tire of his vehicle.
The suspects immediately escaped after engaging in a shootout, but had to abandon their vehicle due to a flat tire.
Their vehicle and Alvarez’s spare tire were recovered along N. Domingo and Valencia.
The suspects, however, remain at large.
Police also recovered 2 slugs of a 9mm firearm and 3 shotgun slugs from the guard’s service firearm at the scene.
The security guard was not injured in the incident.
Investigations were still ongoing as of posting.
The management of Robinsons Mall, meanwhile, said they are closely working with the PNP in the investigation.
“An incident involving a spare tire stolen from a vehicle parked in the mall's basement parking area, transpired at 2:15 pm today. We have turned this matter over to the PNP and we are working closely with them for the investigation.
"Management will continue to coordinate closely with the authorities to prevent such incidents from happening in the future,” the mall’s management said in a statement. -- Reports from Robert Mano, dzMM; Jenny Reyes, ABS-CBN News
source: abs-cbnnews.com
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Friday, June 22, 2012
Robinsons mall heist leaves 3 hurt
Two security guards and a bank teller were wounded in a robbery incident inside Robinsons Metro East mall in Barangay Dela Paz, Pasig City on Friday.
Chief Superintendent Miguel Laurel, Eastern Police District director, said two armed men robbed a bank teller who was supposed to deliver money to Robinsons Bank.
Aside from the bank teller, two security guards were injured in the robbery. They were bank teller security aide Edwin Garcia and grocery store guard Domingo Rodriguez. The teller’s identity has yet to be revealed.
Laurel said the teller disclosed that some P550,000 were taken by the suspects.
He said the two men were armed with .45-caliber pistol each.
Another man also reportedly served as the robbers’ lookout, while two more waited outside the mall.
The injured victims were rushed to nearby Salve Regina General Hospital for treatment.
The suspects’ get-away vehicle, a white Hyundai vehicle, was abandoned in Barangay San Roque, Marikina.
Laurel said they will investigate how the armed suspects were able to enter the mall.
“Malaking tanong iyan dahil may mga gwardya. Mahigpit naman ang mga gwardya, yan ang tinitignan natin.,” Laurel said.
Police will also examine footage from the closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera to identify the suspects.
A witness said mallgoers panicked upon hearing the gunshots. She said the shootout lasted about 5 minutes.
The mall management has yet to issue a statement regarding the incident. – reports from Johnson Manabat, dzMM; and Doland Castro, ABS-CBN News
article source: abs-cbnnews.com
Chief Superintendent Miguel Laurel, Eastern Police District director, said two armed men robbed a bank teller who was supposed to deliver money to Robinsons Bank.
Aside from the bank teller, two security guards were injured in the robbery. They were bank teller security aide Edwin Garcia and grocery store guard Domingo Rodriguez. The teller’s identity has yet to be revealed.
Laurel said the teller disclosed that some P550,000 were taken by the suspects.
He said the two men were armed with .45-caliber pistol each.
Another man also reportedly served as the robbers’ lookout, while two more waited outside the mall.
The injured victims were rushed to nearby Salve Regina General Hospital for treatment.
The suspects’ get-away vehicle, a white Hyundai vehicle, was abandoned in Barangay San Roque, Marikina.
Laurel said they will investigate how the armed suspects were able to enter the mall.
“Malaking tanong iyan dahil may mga gwardya. Mahigpit naman ang mga gwardya, yan ang tinitignan natin.,” Laurel said.
Police will also examine footage from the closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera to identify the suspects.
A witness said mallgoers panicked upon hearing the gunshots. She said the shootout lasted about 5 minutes.
The mall management has yet to issue a statement regarding the incident. – reports from Johnson Manabat, dzMM; and Doland Castro, ABS-CBN News
article source: abs-cbnnews.com
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