5 cops in P14M Porac heist relieved from posts

The five policemen involved in the robbery of P14 million cash from a house in Porac, Pampanga have been temporarily relieved from their posts. 

According to the report of GMA Regional TV’s Sendee Salvacio in “24 Oras” on Tuesday, CCTV footage showed that five armed men raided a house in Barangay Santa Cruz on the evening of November 25.

The suspects held the residents at gunpoint and forced them inside a comfort room. They immediately fled after amassing millions of cash.

A concerned citizen reported the incident to the police the following day. Investigation revealed that the suspects are policemen - four assigned to the Angeles City Police and one from the Zambales Provincial Police Office.

“Nag-imbestiga tayo, tuloy-tuloy investigation natin. And based sa investigation natin, may mga evidences na nagli-link sa pulis,” said Police Regional Office 3 director Police Brigadier General Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr. 

(We investigated, our investigation is continuous. And based on our probe, there are evidence that links [it] to the police.)

The Police Regional Office 3 said that a special investigation task group was also formed to look into the case.

“We received an anonymous letter, ‘yung anonymous letter na ‘yun containing, galing umano sa men and women of Station 2 ng Angeles City Police Station. Sila ‘yung naglagay ng mga involved sa insidente. To give way sa ginawa nating investigation, doon sa possible involvement ng lima kaya natin sila pina-relieve sa post,” said Peñones.

(We received an anonymous letter, that anonymous letter containing, allegedly came from the men and women of Station 2 of the Angeles City Police Station. They were the ones who named those involved in the incident. To give way to the investigation we conducted, regarding the possible involvement of the five cops, that’s why we relieved them from their posts.) 

The identities of the five policemen have yet to be released, but the Police Region Office 3 assured that appropriate charges will be filed against the suspects once enough evidence has been collected. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/RF, GMA Integrated News