Councilor loses laptop in office burglary

Cebu City Hall’s need for security cameras was highlighted yesterday with the loss of a portable computer over the weekend from the office of Councilor Alvin Dizon on the third floor of the legislative building.

Dizon lost his City Hall-issued Fujitsu laptop.

No other valuables were taken.

The laptop contained files on the ongoing review  of the  city’s socialized housing project and proposals on the donation of hospital equipment for the Cebu City Medical Center from Fortrij, Belgium, among other data.

“The robber was daring for choosing my office, which is near the lobby and the stairs,” Dizon said in Cebuano.

Police are investigating the incident.

It was the third robbery in City Hall premises in two months.

Shyne Alix Embalzado, one of Dizon’s office staffers, said she made sure that office doors were locked before she left past 6 p.m. on Friday. She said the door was still locked when she walked in yesterday morning but the laptop was missing.

The staff’s tables were also in disarray but Dizon’s personal office was spared because it was locked separately.

Dizon said he suspected the robber entered through a  glass window, which was recently cleaned by  maintenance personnel.

He said it was possible that the  window was not properly locked.  Fingerprints  and footprints were found on the glass window and  walls below it./chief of reporters doris bongcac