6 men rob Mango Square pawnshop

CEBU - Three trays of diamond-studded pieces of jewelry were lost yesterday afternoon to six robbers who barged into a pawnshop located on the third floor of Mango Square on General Maxilom Avenue, barangay Camputhaw.

The six robbers, faces uncovered, broke into the Golden Treasures Best of Jewelry Pawnshop.

Rodulfo Ramos, the security guard of the said pawnshop, was disarmed by the robbers with his .38 caliber service firearm.

Ramos said to the members of the Theft and Robbery Section of the Cebu City Police Office that he was at his post when a man went inside the pawnshop and pretended to be a customer.

Inside the store was Irene Young, daughter of the owner Albert Young. Irene was entertaining a customer, Christopher Asuriz.

Minutes later, three men went behind the guard and immediately disarmed him with his firearm and ordered him to lie down.

One tray with men’s rings, one tray with men’s bracelets, and another tray of women’s chokers, and other jewelry were taken during the three-minute heist.

The robbers also took the golden necklace and the mobile phone unit of the lone customer, Asuriz.

Aside from the diamond-studded jewelry, some other pieces are said to be 14K Italian gold. However, the owners could not determine yet the exact amount of the stolen items.

Investigation showed that the suspects escaped onboard a white Nissan Saloon with plate number GEG-907, but left the vehicle on Ma. Cristina Extension in barangay Capitol site and boarded a public utility jeepney. Responding cops failed to apprehend them.

Elements of the TRS led by Sr. Insp. Michael Anthony Bastes and Task Force Motorsiklo head Supt. Pablo Labra II recovered the vehicle which is now at the custody of the CCPO.

They were also able to recover inside the vehicle the .38 caliber service firearm of Ramos and the caliber .45 owned by one of the suspects which was used in breaking the glasses displaying the said jewelry. – Niña Chrismae G. Sumacot/MEEV   (THE FREEMAN)