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[BoyBakaL]

Lawyer, 2 cops shot dead
By Nestor Etolle
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Two Manila policemen were killed in a shootout with motorcycle-riding armed men who had just robbed and slain a lawyer who withdrew P1 million from a nearby bank in Paco yesterday morning.
The latest in a series of bank client robberies came a day after Metro Manila police chief declared that the number of such heists was not yet alarming.
At least three bank client robberies were recorded last week: robbers took P2.1 million from a victim in Parañaque City, killed a 50-year-old messenger over P65,000 in Manila, and grabbed P400,000 from a couple in Marikina City. All of the victims had withdrawn money from a Metrobank branch minutes before they were robbed.
The slain policemen were identified as Senior Police Officer 3 Francisco Neri and PO3 Jose Ismael Santos, both of the Ermita police station.
Chief Inspector Dominador Arevalo Jr., chief of the homicide section of the Manila Police District, said at least six men on two motorcycles blocked the Honda CRV (ZJA-847) driven by lawyer Alfred Dy at the corner of Pedro Gil and Merced streets in Malate past 10 a.m.
Dy reportedly had just withdrawn P1 million from a Banco de Oro branch on A. Linao street. One of the suspects repeatedly fired at Dy, while another smashed the car’s window with a hammer. After getting Dy’s black bag, which reportedly contained the P1 million, the suspects fled while firing shots into the air.
The shots alerted Santos, who was then on patrol. Neri, who was off duty at the time, backed Santos up. The two lawmen rushed to the scene and encountered the fleeing suspects. Witnesses said the two policemen hesitated at first to fire at the suspects since they were in a crowded area.
The suspects fired several shots and hit Neri, who died on the spot. SantosSantos died while undergoing treatment at the Ospital ng Maynila. fired back, hitting one of the fleeing suspects in the right side of the body.
Dy expired at the Makati Medical Center while being treated for multiple bullet wounds.
Bystanders Arturo Ferrer, 65, and Riza Aquino were treated for gunshot wounds at the Ospital ng Maynila.
The suspects’ getaway motorcycles, a TMX Honda (TB-3108) and a scooter, were later found abandoned at the corner of Anakbayan and Quirino streets in Paco. Bloodstains were noted on the TMX Honda, indicating that one of the suspects sustained an injury.
Land Transportation Office records showed the motorcycles were registered in Cavite.
MPD director Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales immediately ordered his men to fan out to different hospitals in Manila and nearby cities in an effort to catch the wounded suspect. Artist’s sketches of two of the suspects were also released to the media yesterday.
He commended the slain policemen as heroes for giving up their lives in the line of their duty.


Just last week on May 8 or 9 ata yun hindi na news eto.. at around 11am
2 girls came out of METROBANK boni ave branch after withdrawing money they went to a nearby foodstand then they got holdup by 2 motorcycled man i dunno the exact details kasi nakita ko lang may nagkakagulo na.. at first i thought naholdup yung eatery yun pala depositor ng bank na kakawithdraw lang nadale...

Change your routine lang to be safe... it doesnt have to be the same bank but any other banks aswell.... it just so happen madalas metrobank tintitira dito panaman ako nagdedeposit... brutal panaman mga holdaper na yan baril muna bago magsalita...

[ghosthunter]

We need someone to clean up the streets of crime....

[The10thBEE]

Magandang bank transaction sa umaga...tulog pa ang mga holdaper!

[Galactus]

Dito mo makikita talaga kung gaano ka-incompetent ang mga pulis and how insensitive the banks are to their clients.

Kada police station, police district and regional office, may Intelligence unit. Pero ni isang bank holdaper, wala pang nahuli as proactive measure, and this problem has been going on for a long time now. Mahina talaga IQ ng mga pulis natin, very, very disappointing. According to one news report I've read, UNSOLVED pa rin yung mga bank robberies targetting depositors who withdrew their money. Imagine, after several months, wala pang nahuhuli?!

Ngayong may namatay na 2 of their own, hopefully, baka gumawa na sila ng aksyon. And they should strike down hard! They shouldn't let the deaths of the 2 police officers killed in the line of duty be in vain.

Dir. Barias at Razon, kumilos naman kayo diyan! Kailangan pa bang may mamatay bago kayo umaksyon? Tama na kasi ang pagsipsip niyo kay Pandak!

[Lucius]

O ano ngayon ang pinagmamayabang na GPS nila sa mga auto nila diba sa Manila nangyari yan.

[coiter]

grabe. kakatakot naman. so most likely sa loob pa lang ng bank meron nang nagmamasid sa mga nagwiwithdraw. kasi hindi naman malalaman ng holduper kung nagwithdraw ka ng malaki o hindi at masusundan ka pa. kaya dapat strikto talaga yung "no cellfone" sa loob ng bank. plus, maging vigilant ang guards at depositors sa mga tumatambay sa loob.

mga walanghya talaga. wala nang hold up hold up. baril muna bago nakaw. haaaay

[legend2destiny]

I think people should consider other services provided by the bank like online banking. It will make a difference for them to avoid being exposed on situations like this.

[BoyBakaL]

Heres the possibility

1.) teller,guard, messenger or janitor nag tip kasi sila lang pwede may cellphone ibang bank not so strict

2.) other banks not so strict on cellphone patuloy parin may nagtextext na depositor sa loob ng bank while waiting.. kaya may nagtetext na palabas ng possible victim dun dale na

3.) may lookout sa labas kung may dala kang bag or envelope thats obvious na money ang laman

4.) yung mga nag ATM nakapila yan ng mahaba nakikita nila yung mga nag wiwithdraw

5.) dati mo ng tauhan na alam routine mo at alam na may withdrawal ka...

[m777]

most likely that an employee of the bank that were robbed tipped off the hold-uppers that a client just withdrew 1M.

nakakapagtaka na kasi na alam na alam ng mga yun kung sino ang kakawithdraw lang paglabas ng bank. specially kung malaking pera ang kinuha ng depositor.

ingat tayong lahat sa pagwiwithdraw kahit na maliit na pera eh pinagiinteresan na rin.

[pitbullz]

my condolences to the 2 heroes...

[coiter]

my condolences to the 2 heroes...

i agree. plus one of them was supposedly off-duty. also, they still had the discipline not to fire indiscriminately because of the crowded area. nice to know na may sasaklolo pa rin kahit papano.

[av427]

Yan ang hirap pag lahat ng bagay mahal na, dami na ang nakakaisip kumapit sa patalim.

[pup2]

Pag kumapit ka sa patalim ... siguradong sugat ka. Maaring hindi ngayon o bukas pero pag puno na ang salop dapat na itong kayasin para huwag tumapon.

Oh ha.

[architect]

To eliminate suspicion that bank employees are in collusion with the criminals, banks can consider installing mobile phone jammers and monitoring all landline conversations.

Alternately, bank clients can opt to bring along a handheld jammer when they go to the bank to withdraw cash, since it more likely a bank employee would text his/her criminal partner than make a voice (landline) call for fear of being overheard.

Or course if the criminal happens to be one's own (ex-) employee or a bank outsider, then having a jammer would not help at all.

Note though mobile phone jammers are illegal in several countries. I am just not sure whether it is illegal in the Philippines or not.

[shadow]

O ano ngayon ang pinagmamayabang na GPS nila sa mga auto nila diba sa Manila nangyari yan.

actually walang kinalaman yun GPS system na nakakabit sa mga police cars, kinabit yun para lang malaman all the time kung nasaan yun mga mobile cars...but it won't stop crimes from happening...

[tidus1203]

Thank God for credit cards and checks. I don't even use paper cash to buy high priced items anymore...

[Flagg]

Kawawa naman yung 2 police.

[CVT]

Thank God for credit cards and checks. I don't even use paper cash to buy high priced items anymore...

RIP.

Agree ako rito. Mas convenient at mas safe ang mga cashless or electronic transactions. Pero, talagang kailangan pa ring mag-withdraw ng cash para sa mga bagay na hindi mo puwedeng bayaran ng credit card like palengke, school bus, suweldo ng kasama sa bahay, pagkain sa mga fastfoods (iba may cc na), bigas (na normally ay hindi sa supermarket binibili), lpg (ayaw ng gasolinahan na cc) atbp.....

Hindi kasi tinatanggap din dito ang personal checks dahil sa dami ng tumatalbog na mga tseke at kawalan ng control ng mga bangko sa mga taong gumagawa ng ganito.... Kung sa ibang bansa,- malaking parusa kayo takot ang mga tao na magkamali ng pag-i-issue ng personal checks.....

6000:mobile:

[tidus1203]

Oh don't misunderstand I still use cash for small items, thing is its small that no self-respecting holdaper would even attempt to rob me for a petty sum and risk getting caught for such a small amount...

[meledson]

*boybakal

the lawyer is a classmate of my wife for 4 years in UST. He was a licensed CPA and then a lawyer. He is only in his mid 30s.