Pawnshop robbers run off with CCTV

Robbers who broke into a pawnshop in Quezon City on Wednesday evening  also took with them the store’s closed circuit television (CCTV) camera to make sure they would not be identified.

Senior Supt. Norberto Babagay, head of the Quezon City Police District station 11, said the suspects broke into   Rueve Pawnshop  along E. Rodriguez Sr. Boulevard at the corner of  Hemady Street in Barangay Mariana and took  off with money and jewelry.

Babagay said the suspects dismantled the store’s  hidden CCTV and added  the equipment to their loot.

Officer on case, SPO1 Glenn Calimag said  the location of the CCTV is known only to the  staff of  the pawnshop.

Based on the  evidence left at the scene of the robbery, the suspects dismantled the security camera first and then proceeded to open the  vault containing the cash and jewelry, Babagay  added.

Apart from the CCTV, the valuables taken were estimated to be worth  P350,000.

Calimag said the robbery took place between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., while the store was closed for the night.

He said the robbers were able to break into the store unnoticed and also left without being seen  by the establishment’s security guards.