Cebu Metropolis Appearing Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is providing a P100,000 reward to anybody who can present info resulting in the arrest of the lads who robbed two pawnshops on Thursday, August 8. | CDN Photograph/Emmariel Ares
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Raymond Alvin Garcia, appearing mayor of Cebu Metropolis, is providing a P100,000 money reward to anybody who can present info resulting in the apprehension of the people who robbed two pawnshops on Thursday, August 8.
In line with Garcia, this cash will come from his personal pocket.
He additionally advised reporters on Friday, August 9, that the reward quantity may improve as some personal people have expressed curiosity in contributing.
The theft occurred shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, concentrating on two neighboring pawnshops and jewellery shops alongside Calderon Avenue in downtown Cebu Metropolis. Six armed people, carrying helmets, ransacked the shops and made off with an estimated P14 million price of products.
Earlier, Garcia ordered the appearing metropolis director of the Cebu Metropolis Police Workplace (CCPO), Police Colonel Antonietto Cañete, to resolve the case inside 48 hours.
After simply someday, police recognized two of the suspects and recovered a motorbike allegedly used as a getaway car.
In line with Garcia, they’ve additionally recognized a sports activities utility car utilized by the perpetrators. Cañete now has 24 hours left to resolve the robberies, Garcia said.
He emphasised that he’s critical about his order, including that he’ll rethink Cañete’s project as the pinnacle of Cebu Metropolis police if the case stays unsolved.
“So meaning, Colonel Cañete has solely 24 hours left. [I’m] very critical. I stated that when you can not resolve it inside 48 hours, which is now all the way down to 24 hours, then I’ll actually think about changing him,” Garcia said.
Nonetheless, Garcia talked about that he would possibly think about the case resolved if all of the suspects are recognized and actively pursued by the top of the deadline.
“I additionally need to be honest to him [Cañete] as a result of he’s now attempting to do his job very effectively,” he added.
Garcia additionally shared with the media his suspicions that the suspects aren’t from Cebu and have already fled town.
He suspects that the robbers could also be a part of the identical syndicate that hit a pawnshop alongside Colon Avenue on November 25, 2023.
The appearing mayor didn’t low cost the potential for a failure in police intelligence.
Nonetheless, he identified that prison incidents can occur even in essentially the most superior cities when perpetrators have malicious intent.
Garcia added that whereas town authorities has been supportive of the police, it’s now as much as them to carry out their duties successfully.
Lately, the LGU offered eight extra police autos and 50 further firearms to regulation enforcers within the metropolis.
Moreover, Garcia urged the general public to be extra vigilant in defending their belongings and to tell authorities of any suspicious actions of their neighborhoods.
“Mao na nga ang ako untang hangyo sa atong mga kaigsuonan nga tingali we must be extra vigilant with our items, our belongings, our individuals. However extra importantly, akong hangyo ug akong awhag nga og naa gali mga suspicious actions nga ilang makit-an sa ilang barangay, sa ilang sitio or no matter it’s, please don’t hesitate. Report gyud dayon sa pulis kay that is perhaps a method to avoid wasting individual’s life
or [stop] a criminal offense from occurring,” he said.
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