Two men arrested for robbery; some stolen items sold to junk shop

Two men were arrested for robbing a house in Caloocan City, where they carted off about P150,000 worth of items.

According to Bea Pinlac’s exclusive report on “24 Oras” on Sunday, CCTV footage showed a tricycle entering a subdivision in Barangay 168 on Thursday evening, January 22, and parking in front of a house.

Police said the tricycle driver acted as a lookout while his passenger robbed the house.

“Wala pong tao sa bahay at nakapasok po sila diumano sa pintuan ng garahe. Nadatnan ng may-ari na sira na po ang pintuan ng garahe,” said Caloocan Police Station 9 commander P/Capt. Ryan Sangalang.

(No one was at home at the time, and they allegedly entered through the garage door. The homeowner later found the garage door broken.)

Neighbors said they saw the suspects carrying two sacks containing the stolen items from the house.

“Totally ransacked po ang loob. Magulo po ang gamit, pati mga kuwarto ay binuksan,” Sangalang said.

(The house was totally ransacked. Items were scattered, and the bedrooms were entered.)

Among the stolen items were the homeowner’s souvenirs from her overseas trips.

“Actually, ang nakakatakot doon yung isipin mo na may pumasok sa bahay ninyo. Parang na-violate ang privacy ninyo, tapos may takot na baka bumalik pa,” the homeowner said.

(What’s really frightening is knowing that someone entered your home. It feels like your privacy was violated, and there’s fear that they might come back.)

Police later located the tricycle parked in Phase 5, Bagong Silang. The driver admitted to the crime and identified his accomplice.

Both suspects were arrested the following day. However, police recovered only a gas stove and an LPG tank, as the other stolen items had already been sold to a junk shop.

One of the suspects said they committed the crime to earn money for food.

Police also recovered one gram each of suspected shabu from the two suspects.

They now face charges of robbery and violation of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. Meanwhile, the junk shop workers may face charges for violation of the Anti-Fencing Law.—Vince Angelo Ferreras/MCG, GMA Integrated News