Police ID 2 suspects in pawnshop robbery

Police have identified two of the three suspects in the recent robbery of Exquisite Pawnshop and Jewelry Inc. in Mandaue City even as a complaint will be filed against them today before the Mandaue City Prosecutor's Office.

City police director Eduardo Catabas said that they knew the identity of the suspects based on the cartographic sketch and pictures presented to the witnesses.

Catabas, however, refused to divulge the names of the two suspects. "I will withhold their names first but they will be divulged tomorrow once we file the case," Catabas said.

When asked about the profile of the identified suspects, Catabas only gave few details but said they look like decent men.

Last Monday, the suspects barged into the Quisumbing family-owned pawnshop situated along A.S. Fortuna Street and carted away more than P6 million worth of jewelry and some cash. - Mitchelle P. Calipayan