68-year-old trader loses SUV to thieves

A 68-year-old businessman lost his sport utility vehicle to two men who took it from him at gunpoint in front of his house in Quezon City on Monday morning, according to a police report.

Police Officer 3 Dennis Telen of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the victim as Pepito de Leon, a resident of Quirino Highway in Barangay (village) Baesa.

He said De Leon was about to park his car in the garage of his house when two men came out of nowhere and demanded the keys to his gray Mitsubishi Montero with plate number CTP 418.

The car theft happened around 7:15 a.m.

De Leon told the police that after his usual morning routine of going on a jog, he drove home.

When he got to his house, he briefly alighted from the vehicle to open the gate.

But as he was returning to the Montero to maneuver it into the garage, two men appeared and one of them pointed a gun at him.

He added that the other took the keys to his SUV and shoved him into the back seat.

Both men then got into the vehicle. They drove around Mindanao Avenue before they dropped him off in Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City.

According to the police, the car thieves may have monitored the victim’s movements before the heist because they were obviously familiar with his routine.