Robbers empty Butuan gun store

BUTUAN CITY — A band of robbers almost emptied a popular gun store here the other day, the Caraga Police Information Office said.

The robbers took all 18 firearms on display and several rounds of ammunition, the Caraga police said.

The robbery incident was noticed early in the morning when the store’s security guard noticed that the safety lock of the establishment was destroyed.

The management of the Shooters’ Gun Store, however, said it will initiate its own investigation on why the night duty guards were not able to detect the robbery incident.

It also complained why the Butuan City Police Central Station failed to respond immediately to the distress call even if it is located a few meters away from Shooters’ Gun Store when the flash alarm was reportedly raised.

Police said they are still conducting an investigation of the incident.

Last week, four cargo trucks loaded with premium lawaan wood fletches also disappeared from the Butuan City Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) office here when band of armed men barged inside the CENRO compound, and took away all confiscated wood fletches from the DENR compound.