Daring Holdup

[CZintrclr]

Kaninang umaga mga 11:30 am, nahold-up ang cash and jewelries ng Papa's pawnshop dito sa kanto ng Mayhaligue/Severino reyes St. Sta.Cruz Manila.

Every day kasi umaga at hapon may Revo na pumupunta sa papas to collect and then deposit cash and jewelries ng papas.
3 policemen ang nakasakay dito lagi 1 naka-uniform. Lahat may pistols and M-16. Usually may 1 WPD mobile car na back-up with 2 policemen. Kanina wala silang back-up. Just 250 meters away from Papas, meron palang nag-aabang na maroon revo sa kanto and biglang bumaba 3 hold-up men with M-16s and Baby Armalites daw accdg. to our guard who saw all the actions sa 2nd flr. parking ng bldg. 3 long rounds daw ang binanat ng mga holdupper 1 aiming sa tires, the 2 sa windows rumatrat. Patay agad yung sa Passenger side, one of the holduppers umakyat sa hood binabasag ang windshield with his M-16. The 3rd policeman at the back seat fired hitting the holdupper at the hood pero sa balikat lang tumama. Sabay itong police bumaba tumakbo papunta sa katabing bakery tinamaan sa paa then one of the holduppers hinabol pa siya at sa loob ng bakery nirat-rat kaya patay din. The driver policeman critical ang condition pero may chance daw mabuhay.

Nag-hiwahiwalay ang mga holduppers. The maroon revo was abandoned at Bambang LRT station while the other 2 hold-uppers were seen walking to the next street ( T.Mapua) yung isang may tama sa balikat hindi mabuhat ang bag na puno ng cash/jewelries kaya hinihila nalang nya while the other guy ang nakaporma with his M-16 as lookout.

Sa T.Mapua naman tinutukan nila isang private car ( parang crv daw not sure) pinababa ang passenger pero yung driver sinama.
Baka hindi sila marunong mag-drive or as hostage.

Ang hindi clear kung bakit nagkahiwalay ang 2 holduppers sa iba nilang kasama riding the maroon revo. Siguro nagkagulo na sa putukan. Ang dami daw ng rounds fired sabi ng guard dito sa bldg. kitang kita nya umuusok daw yung mga armalite.

After 10-15min. bago dumating ang unang mobile car sa scene. Then mga naka-motorcycle policemen.
Sabi nga ng bystanders kung mabilis sila naka-respond naabutan pa nila yung 2 may dala ng cash/jewelries dahil naglalakad hila-hila yung pera bago nakakuha ng get away car. Wala kasi masyado cars dito sa dumadaan kaya sa next street pa sila nakakuha ng kotse.

May nagtext sa police na isang sugatan daw nakita nag-check in sa isang low class hotel sa avenida, wala pa balita abt that.
Watch the news tonight dahil nandito agad ang 7,2 and 9.

[theveed]

Di kaya may kinalaman yung pulis? ang swerte naman nung magnanakaw, kung kelan sila titira walang pulis hehe

[CZintrclr]

new update.

Walang nakuha ang mga hold-uppers.
The bag containing the money was left behind by the hold-uppers somewhere around the area in one of the sidestreets, sa Makata st. daw. belt of the bag broke while being dragged and in their hurry to escape they just left the bag and fled. I was able to talk to one of the employees of Papas and a resident called up 117 and said the bag with lots of cash is right infront of her house and pinagaagawan na ng mga tambay in the area.

I dont think may kinalaman ang 3 policemen,dahil talagang nirat rat sila to death, yung isa nga tumatakbo hinabol tinamaan sa paa, tapos nilapitan at nirat rat pa close range. These 3 policemen are new daw, hindi sila ang usual guys that pick up the money sa Papas. Dumating din yung mga datihan policemen that regularly picks up the money. hmmmm.... hindi kaya yung mga datihan ang may kinalaman???

The holduppers are wearing bullet proof vests! Kaya pala the one standing at the hood of the revo nung nirat-rat nung pulis sa loob ng revo with his M-16 bumagsak sa kalsada then slowly stood up again and sa arm lang ang sugat.

No jewelries only cash. There are 2 bags containing cash. The Small bag with 2.5M cash was wrapped around the waist of the driver policeman. Nakayuko siya agad kaya hindi siya napuruhan. the big bag that they were dragging has 15M cash inside. Ang problema nagtuturuan na ang mga police that responded. Sa headquarters ang narecover lang daw 7 bundles. Pwdeng nakita nila pinagaagawan na yung pera ng mga tambay and pati sila naki-bulsa narin siguro.

Bale walang nakuha ang mga tangang holduppers, nataranta din dahil hindi siguro nila akalain yung nsa likod nakaupo na police makaka-ganti pa ng putok sa kanila. Binilang ko ang bullet holes sa revo, all over, Hood,Roof,all windows,windshield,doors,rearwindow more than 70 holes! Itong bldg. nga ang dami rin tama ng bala pati the surrounding stores.

Out na daw ang Papas paglabas ng cash sa store nila, papunta sa money changer daw itong mga cash.

[the_wildthing]

It is quite unusual that on that day na walang backup is the same day that the incident took place. Could it be that the ones who are supposed to be in the backup car are involved?

It is also unfortunate that Papa's follows a fixed routine. This can easily be monitored by a "spotter".

I do find it unusual also for a private establishment to be regularly using the public's police force for security - unless there is some arrangement like undercover work or sting operation.

Hmmm...

[RedHorse]

passed that area past 12, and saw a two-tone maroon revo with broken windows and shields.

Along benavides, unusual na ang dami ng tao, I could only slow down not complete stop, but somehow I was able to ask one question each on two istambays; first, was what happened, barilan was the reply, and next question was ilan patay? marami came the reply.

After crossing Rizal ave, I turned left at Oroquita as normally as I would heading towards San Lazaro Street, but someone motioned us to take a detour and before doing so, I noticed that two blocks ahead, people are gathering and cars are making a U turn.

Before that:

I bought engines for our boats and was done at around 11:15, but on things I could not explain I did not left at once, instead walked along ongpin, drop by lordstow only to balk at their egg tart priced at 27.50 pesos.. walked back towards the parking lot, made a call to my sister if she was done with her intentions (jewelries) and went inside presidents' to place two take-out orders of chicken feet.

By the way, before the revo, saw an owner jeep with two shots that broke its windshields

[Ungas]

Eh ang sikip dyan sa inyo pinagisipan pa nila yun? Buti na lang walang sumasalubong na sasakyan sa Mayhaligue...

Kala ko yung CZ cafe ang balak tirahin, magagaling daw kasi manlalaro. Teka, baka naman players nyo yun? May hang-ups sa CS game? :D

[RedHorse]

Originally posted by the_wildthing
It is quite unusual that on that day na walang backup is the same day that the incident took place. Could it be that the ones who are supposed to be in the backup car are involved?

It is also unfortunate that Papa's follows a fixed routine. This can easily be monitored by a "spotter".

I do find it unusual also for a private establishment to be regularly using the public's police force for security - unless there is some arrangement like undercover work or sting operation.

Hmmm...

facts: money involved -- 15M + 2.5M

escorts -- policemen in uniform

establishment -- pawnshop daw or a mini central bank?

papaano nagkapera nang ganon kalaki ang pawnshop? Di ko nga alam na may pawnshop dyan... Anyway nabunyag na naman ang isang money laundering shop.

[FrankDrebin]

RedHorse, yup possible po na kayang umikot ng Php15M sa pawnshop. Pero usually kapag legit ang money, sa Armored Car na po nag-papaservice kung kailangang i-move ang pera. .

[yebo]

mukha ngang involved ang mga dating escorts! sabi ni CZintrclr e yung mga pulis na kumuha ng pera today e hindi naman yung mga dating pulis, mga baguhan. so it's quite probable na sacrificial vicitms yung mga pulis na bago at yung mga dating pulis na pumi-pick up at escorts ang involved.

tama din question ni Redhorse. kung legit yung pera bakit pulis ang escorts. dapat ay armored car ng bank or security agency. oh well, kung money laundering e buti nga nanakaw at pinag-fiestahan ng mga tambay yung pera.

ang kawawa dyan yung mga baguhan na pulis na namatay. nilagay sila dun para patayin ng mga regular escorts. at kung nalagay sila dun, sangkot ang superior officer nila dyan! syempre meron magbibigay ng orders nila, so sangkot yun! kaya niratrat sila ng husto kasi ma-identify nila yung attackers nila at kasamahan nila sa serbisyo!

manila's finest!

[kyle618]

grabe ... desperado na tlaga mga tao ngyan...

[NightRock]

Nakaka pag taka naman yon.. Eh libre naman yata ang service ng Armored Car pag ganyan ka dami ang pera na i deposit mo sa bangko.. Inside Job yan

[ian_rex]

nakakatakot. oo nga, malamang na inside job yan. based on the accounts ng mga events, mukhang planado. saka, what the hell, bulletproof vest!? ordinary goons wouldn't care to have one. so big time yang grupo na yan.

[RedHorse]

mukhang malakas sa press ang owner, never saw it on tv news (late editions), internet editions of print media even on hard copies except philstar which buried deep the story in its inside pages.

[BlackMagic]

mocks, dpat hinagisan mo ng HE grenade then gamitan mo ng Arctic.

[CZintrclr]

It was on the news last night sa TV.Patrol nakita ko sa katabing tindahan. I'll answer some of your questions...tsismoso kasi ako hihi.

Everyday may transaction ang Papa's sometimes morning and afternoon dahil dumadating ang Revo, actually 2 ito, may isa black and sometimes 2 MotoCross motorcycles ang gamit siguro pag konti lang cash pick up. Meron din ako nakita dati na Bagong Patrol,F-150,Pajero pero the same civilian policemen ang sakay.

Bale may customer ang Papa's na money changer. Papas buys foreign currency and pays them in peso. Tama ba explanation ko?
Wala na kinalaman ang Papas sa cash stolen kasi nakalabas na sa shop nila, so considered na turn-over na ang pera sa money changer. Bale ang mga policemen that picks up the money sa papas everyday works for the money changer involved in the transaction. The peso cash will be delivered to the money changer. Sabi ito ng isang employee nila.

Sa tingin ko ang Papas is doing a legit business naman. If you are an importer of goods, you pay Papas peso cash and Papas naman will pay for your goods sa supplier mo abroad. No need for your co. to get LC from bank. Mas mabilis ang payment mo sa supplier mo. Saka wala na additional charges sa co. mo at sa supplier mo. Sila kasi may connection na siguro sa bank regarding these kinds of transactions. Ang tawag yata sa ganitong transactions eh black market ba??

Sir Ungas/Hens , siguro may alam kayo regarding these kinds of transaction since importer din kayo diba? Kayo na mag-explain dahil di ko kabisado ito.

Ang owner ng Papas sobrang simple, she just walks around binondo upto divisoria with no bodyguards, as in hindi mo iisipin mayaman pala. Sobrang bait din daw sa mga empleyado, ang lalaki ng bonus libre bahay pa.

One time may nahuli daw na employee nagnakaw ng cash/jewelries. Instead na ipakulong, tinanggal nalang sa trabaho AND binigyan pa daw ng separation pay of 250thsnd pesos!!!

[chieffy]

malamang inside job iyan...