Koronadal dangles P500,000 reward for info on pawnshop robbery

Koronadal City has offered a P500,000 reward for information that can lead to the arrest of those who robbed a pawnshop in broad daylight on February 21, 2024.

Police said the incident was caught on CCTV camera.

In the video footage, two suspects wearing the police’s athletic uniform entered the establishment. One was bringing a long firearm.

Later, two other suspects disarmed the security guards and two more suspects followed and destroyed the glass shelves where jewelry items are displayed.

Minutes later, the six suspects went out carrying a bag and fled the area.

Police said that based on the security guard’s account, the suspects pretended to serve an arrest warrant against one of the employees of the pawnshop, which was why two of them wore a police uniform.

“Nag-inform na mag-se-serve sila ng warrant of arrest laban sa isang emplyado ng nasabing establishment at noong nakuha yung tiwala ng mga security guard sa buong pag-aakala ay mga pulis nga… upang hindi siguro basta masisita yung kanyang dala dahil naka-uniporme siya,” Koronadal City Police Office Director, Colonel Amor Mio Imbat Somine, said.

Investigators said the two suspects in police uniform are not members of the PNP.

During a follow-up operation, the suspected belongings of the suspects, including one of the motorcycles used, were found abandoned beside the road in Barangay Saravia.

“May na-recover tayong personal belongings at nagtutugma ito sa mga suot-suot ng mga suspek kahapon noong mangyari ang robbery hold-up,” Somine added.

The amount of the jewelry items carted away by the suspect has yet to be determined.

Last 2014, a robbery incident happened in the same pawnshop, leaving two security guards dead. —GMA Regional TV