EPD: 5 nabbed for alleged home robbery in Marikina City

MANILA, Philippines — Five individuals were arrested for allegedly robbing a Marikina City home, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said.

The perpetrators supposedly introduced themselves to the residents as police officers conducting an arrest warrant operation early Monday morning in Barangay Concepcion Dos, according to the EPD in a statement.

The suspects then allegedly cut the home’s internet connection and security cameras; and tied up the residents while they took valuable electronics, high-end timepieces, cash, and assorted gold jewelry, the police explained.

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“Despite the extreme duress and intimidation, the victim managed to discreetly utilize a mobile phone to send an emergency distress signal directly to the local police station, while the suspects were actively destroying the home’s Wi-Fi connection and CCTV cameras,” the EPD said.

“The operatives successfully cornered the suspects inside the perimeter, neutralizing their ability to resist and placing them under strict police custody,” it added.

The EPD identified the arrested suspects by the aliases “Ahorn,” 27; “Don-don,” 52; “Oryong,” 21; “Ric,” 42; and “Beshir,” 43.

An iPad Pro, a Victorinox wristwatch, a 9mm pistol with two magazines and 19 ammunitions; four improvised firearms; five Android phones; a black sling bag; plastic cable ties; duct tape; five black balaclava masks; several identification cards; a wire cutter; and three copies of the allegedly falsified arrest warrants from the suspects, the police added.

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All five arrested suspects were taken into police custody, awaiting charges for robbery with violence against or intimidation of persons; usurpation of authority; slight illegal detention; falsification of public documents; and violation of Republic Act No. 10591 or the Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.

The EPD further noted that police were now tracking four other suspects allegedly involved with the group. /mr

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