Pre-dawn holdups reported in Tanza, Rosario establishments
At A Glance
- Police have activated follow-up teams, initiated CCTV backtracking, and requested dragnet operations for both cases.
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CAVITE – Authorities recorded two early-morning holdup-robbery incidents in Tanza and Rosario on Monday, Dec. 1, with suspects in both cases fleeing aboard motorcycles.
In Tanza, a convenience store in Barangay Daang Amaya 3 was robbed at 2:24 a.m.
A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the incident was reported by a store crew member to the Tanza Municipal Police Station.
Initial investigation revealed that one of the suspects entered the store armed with a short firearm, declared a holdup, and proceeded to the cashier area.
He allegedly took P9,500 in cash before fleeing with an accomplice waiting outside on a maroon motorcycle. The pair escaped toward Daang Amaya crossing.
In Rosario, another robbery was reported at an inn in Barangay Bagbag 2 at around 2:30 a.m.
Two suspects posed as customers upon arrival at the establishment.
The first suspect allegedly forced his way into the cashier's room and held the victims at gunpoint before opening the drawer and taking the inn’s earnings amounting to P28,810.
He, along with a second suspect, fled on a blue motorcycle toward an unknown direction.
The first suspect was identified as alias Mark, while the second suspect is yet to be identified.
Tanza and Rosario Municipal Police Stations have activated follow-up teams, initiated CCTV backtracking, and requested dragnet operations to arrest the suspects in both robbery-holdup cases.