Burglars break into dental clinic, hardware store in Cebu during New Year weekend

Exploiting the festive mood during the New Year weekend, burglars broke into a dental clinic and hardware store in Lapu-Lapu City in Cebu province.

 

The theft was discovered last Saturday when the owner of the dental clinic saw some of the jalousies in the window had been removed, GMA Cebu's Lou-Anne Mae Rondina reported.

 

"First kong na-notice ang mga upuan sa labas nagkalat na, so kinabahan na ako dahil inaayos ko naman yan bago ako lumabas," said clinic dental assistant Margie Catahusan.

 

"Sa loob ang drawer nagkalat rin at ang ibang gamit nasira na. Siguro nagalit siya dahil wala siyang nadalang pera kaya niya pinagsisira," Catahusan added.

 

Some dental equipment were stolen, along with even the biscuits in the office.

 

On the other hand, the dentist notified the owner of an adjacent hardware store of the break-in.

 

A check of the hardware store showed the burglars made a hole at the rear, and have stolen P35,000 cash and the owner's laptop computer.

 

"Ang sinabi nila na nakita daw nila mga alas tres ng umaga ang isang may kalakihan na tao may dalang knapsack at nagtakip ng mukha sabi ko sa kanila na sana sinabihan nila ang gwardiya pero sabi nila na akala nila mga nagtatrabaho raw doon," said hardware store employee Ranel Casas.

 

Police suspect the burglars could have been from near the area.

 

"Possible na taga rito lang ang suspek pero sa ngayon wala pa tayong lead," said PO1 Lexter Alvario. — Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News