Caloocan businesswoman loses P.4 M to burglars

A businesswoman lost P.4 million in cash and valuables after burglars broke into her family’s residence in Caloocan City over the weekend.

Victim Arleen Chon, 45, of North Olympus Subdivision in Barangay 172, filed a complaint before the Caloocan Police North Extension Office.

She told investigators she lost two laptops, assorted jewelry, P30,000, three cell phones, a Sony videocam, a Canon digital camera, a Panasonic digital video disc player and five Seiko watches.

She said she also lost important documents, including her passport, credit cards and a pawn ticket belonging to a Fatima Fueltes.

Chon said she and her family left the house for the weekend and found their house in disarray when they returned.

She said the burglars forced open the main door and destroyed the locks. – Jerry Botial