Cebu Metropolis Performing Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia is providing a P100,000 reward to anybody who can present data resulting in the arrest of the boys who robbed two pawnshops on Thursday, August 8. | CDN Picture/Emmariel Ares
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Raymond Alvin Garcia, performing mayor of Cebu Metropolis, is providing a P100,000 money reward to anybody who can present data resulting in the apprehension of the people who robbed two pawnshops on Thursday, August 8.
Based on Garcia, this cash will come from his personal pocket.
He additionally instructed reporters on Friday, August 9, that the reward quantity might improve as some non-public 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 value of products.
Earlier, Garcia ordered the performing metropolis director of the Cebu Metropolis Police Workplace (CCPO), Police Colonel Antonietto Cañete, to resolve the case inside 48 hours.
After simply at some point, police recognized two of the suspects and recovered a motorbike allegedly used as a getaway car.
Based on 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 acknowledged.
He emphasised that he’s critical about his order, including that he’ll rethink Cañete’s task as the top of Cebu Metropolis police if the case stays unsolved.
“So which means, Colonel Cañete has solely 24 hours left. [I’m] very critical. I stated that when you can’t resolve it inside 48 hours, which is now right down to 24 hours, then I’ll actually think about changing him,” Garcia acknowledged.
Nevertheless, 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 wish to be honest to him [Cañete] as a result of he’s now attempting to do his job very properly,” he added.
Garcia additionally shared with the media his suspicions that the suspects will not be 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 performing mayor didn’t low cost the potential for a failure in police intelligence.
Nevertheless, he identified that prison incidents can occur even in probably 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 supplied eight extra police automobiles and 50 additional firearms to legislation 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 ought to 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 may be a method to avoid wasting individual’s life
or [stop] against the law from taking place,” he acknowledged.
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