BACOLOD CITY – The discovery of a hole inside a supermarket in Barangay Sum-ag here prevented a robbery attempt in the establishment on Wednesday, August 7.
A SUPERMARKET in Barangay Sum-ag, Bacolod City was almost robbed on Wednesday, August 7. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 9)
Police Capt. Michael Tuburan, head of Police Station 9, said that a security guard assigned inside the supermarket heard a noise late Tuesday night, August 6, prompting him to check the ceilings and alert the security guard assigned outside of the establishment.
Upon inspection, a palm-size cracked hole near an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) inside the supermarket was discovered around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, August 7.
Police arrived to probe the incident and found out that the cracked hole on the floor was connected to a drainage system.
Tuburan said that three to four unidentified persons might have tried to forcibly enter the establishment through the drainage system situated outside the premises of the supermarket.
Police recovered from the drainage a hydraulic jack, steel saw, two big crowbars, a small crowbar, two big flat screwdriver, grinder six grinder disc, bolt cutter, three pieces of (6x2x1) hard wood, and a (12x2x2) hard wood.
Tuburan believed that the suspects might have really planned and prepared with the tools that they had.
He said the cracked hole was immediately repaired and the drainage system was covered with grills.
Following the incident, police advised security guards in all establishments to be vigilant at all times and report any suspicious activities to the police.