TWO separate armored van robberies occurred yesterday in
Quezon City, resulting in the relief of QCPD Station 10 commander Supt. Asprinio
Cabula who has jurisdiction over the Timog district where robbers struck at the
armored van parked in front of the Union Bank along Tomas Morato.
The first robbery happened at around 9:15 a.m. when some
eight armed men on board four motorcycles took off with a still undetermined
amount of money being loaded onto an armored van by personnel of a security
agency and Anson’s Supermart at the corner of Molave and Narra streets in
Barangay Quirino 3A.
The second incident took place two hours later when another
group of armed robbers on a Starex van and a Toyota Revo struck at another
armored van along Tomas Morato.
PNP chief Director General Avelino I. Razon ordered NCRPO
chief Director Geary L. Barias to investigate the heist and ordered Cabula
placed on floating status for negligence. He warned other station commanders of
the same fate if they let their guard down. "Station commanders should supervise
the streets at hindi sila nandoon lang lagi sa kanilang mga opisina," Razon
said.
Razon said the public may expect more checkpoints to check
the movements of criminals, especially those riding tandem on a motorcycle. –
Raymond Africa
