A young girl was caught on closed circuit television (CCTV) stealing from a store in Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City.
Footage shows the girl opening the store carefully at 9:36 a.m. before fleeing when a container fell inside.
Moments later, she returned and took a container filled with candy.
According to Jeramie Turalba, the store attendant, this isn’t the first time young children have stolen from their shop.
“Nakakaperwisyo din, walang kita yung store at kukunin nila,” Turalba said.
Barangay officials have been conducting regular patrol to monitor children roaming the streets, especially late at night.
They urged residents to report any incident of theft for appropriate action.
“Sa mga magulang, dapat alamin natin kung ganoong oras [dapat] nasa bahay na sila. Kung lumalabas yung kanilang mga anak, alamin kung saan pumunta, kung sino kasama nila,” Herculano Ramos, Barangay Administrator of Bonuan Gueset, said.