About P1 M worth of jewelry stolen inside a mall in Cavite

About P1 million worth of jewelry was stolen inside a mall store in Trece Martires City, Cavite, according to Emil Sumangil’s exclusive report on “24 Oras” on Tuesday.

The shop’s CCTV footage showed five of the six suspects entered the store on December 30, 2022. The female suspects distracted the sales clerks by pretending to inquire about some items. One of their accomplices, meanwhile, opened a glass box and carted away the valuable items.

“Parang mayroon siyang something na mga metal ata. Parang tina-try niyang i-open. So nakailang attempt siya para ma-open 'yun. Nakakuha po siya ng four items ng bracelet, isang necklace at isang pendant. Saudi gold po, 18 karat,” said the manager of the jewelry store.

(It seems he was holding a small metallic item and was trying to open the box. When he opened the box, he got four bracelets, a necklace, and a pendant, 18-karat Saudi gold.)

“Hindi sila natatakot. Imagine nasa loob ng mall 'yung establishment pero nagawa nilang pasukin. Kami po ay nananawagan kung sino man ang nakakakilala at makakapagbigay ng info sa mga taong nasa larawan ay maaari ipagbigay alam sa amin,” she added.

(They were not afraid. Imagine, our store is inside the mall but they were able to enter our store to steal from us. We urge anyone who can provide info on the people in the picture you can let us know.)

Police are now investigating the incident, the report said. They already established the identities of the suspects and are currently searching for them. -- Sundy Locus/BAP, GMA Integrated News