Coop collector, 2 girls robbed in San Fernando, Consolacion

Three persons robbed a collector of a cooperative in barangay Lantawan, San Fernando town Thursday morning while a minor was arrested for robbing a 15-year-old girl and her friend in barangay Poblacion Oriental, Consolacion town Wednesday night.

But responding policemen later arrested the suspects - Samuel Aparece, 20, Marionilo Genargue, 46, and Eriberto Yamongco, 23, all residents of sitio Pit-os, Lantawan - along the national highway of barangay Poblacion 3, Carcar.

Initial police investigation revealed that Offara Suares, collector of the Carcar branch of Lamac Multipurpose Cooperative and a resident of sitio Kalubihan, Bolinawan Carcar, was riding a motorcycle-for-hire when, upon reaching the bamboo plantation of sitio Pit-os, the suspects waylaid the motorcycle driven by Wenjel Semilla.

Armed with a gun, two of the three suspects took her bag containing P3,000, her 6610i mobile phone worth P13,000 and the motorcycle.

But about 8:40 p.m. that day, operatives from San Fernando and Carcar police recovered the motorcycle, a yellow Aura Kawasaki with temporary plate number 712-35731, which was abandoned in sitio Imburnal, Can-asuhan, Carcar. However, they failed to recover the collector's bag.

SPO1 Francisco Salubre, desk officer of San Fernando Police Station, told The Freeman that they have already prepared the case against the suspects yesterday afternoon.

In Consolacion town, a minor was arrested following the robbery of a female fourth year high school student and her friend by six persons in barangay Poblacion Oriental Wednesday night.

SPO1 Romulo Sasing and PO2 Ruben Alin, and four police field trainees conducted the follow-up operation and arrested one of the suspects.

PO2 Rodelo Pilapil, desk officer of Consolacion Police Station, told The Freeman that the victims were on their way to Consolacion Public Market when the robbers blocked their path and took their two cellular phones and a shoulder bag with P500.

Police found out that the arrested suspect is a 13-year-old boy who claimed earlier that he is already 18 years old. The suspect's parents went to the police station and presented a birth certificate showing that he is a minor.

The boy is now under the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. - Norvie S. Misa/LPM