Warn your kids about this new (or old na?) modus operandi

[sequoia]

Saw this at therisian forum, warn your kids guys.


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I'd like to share with you the letter of my classmate Amy Arellano- Parlade HS'75 which contains an account of the harrowing experience of her 13 year old son at Trinoma Mall in QC.
Please warn your children or relatives about this modus operandi.

Date: Sunday, 24 August, 2008, 8:47 AM
Dear Kelly,

Did you know that after the scare that my 13-year old son Aaron got in the Ateneo parking lot last August 7, he became the victim of a crime last August 18? That Monday was a holiday and Aaron and his classmates agreed to meet at Trinoma after lunch for band practice at a classmate's house. He didn't want to be dropped off t his classmate's house probably because it was more exciting to walk from Trinoma to Philam. You know how kids at this age like to try out their independence.

Anyway, there were three of them already and were waiting for a fourth boy when they decided to check out a sporting goods store.

When the fourth boy arrived, they walked towards the exit. As they were descending the elevator, a man in plainclothes flashed his badge at them. He immediately put his arm across the shoulders of one boy and accused all of them that they had damaged some merchandise at the sporting goods store. He was so convincing because he described all the items that they touched and looked at. He then ordered all of them to take out the contents of their pockets - wallet, cellphone, ipod - and give it to one of their friends for safekeeping because he was going to conduct a body search. After they did so, he told Aaron and his friend to wash their hands in preparation for fingerprinting.

When Aaron and his friend got back from the washroom, they got the scare of their lives. Their other friend holding all their stuff was gone with the man! They immediately called a security guard and Trinoma Security in turn called us. Before rushing to Trinoma, I immediately called the mother of the missing boy in case she wasn't told yet. You cannot imagine the things that were running through my head. I was really more afraid for the boy who was taken than for Aaron because they were safe in the Security Office.

When we got to Trinoma, the missing boy as well as his Mom were there already. Thank God! He tearfully narrated how the man made him to go to their "main office." They walked until West Avenue and the man left him in a building somewhere there. Of course, the man brought all their
stuff with him. It took the boy about an hour to get back to Trinoma. He was reunited with his friends after he heard his name being paged.

Then Security brought them to the sporting goods store to view the surveillance camera. They were able to identify the man and it clearly showed that they were being observed and followed all the time they were in the store!

Aaron was really affected by this ordeal. Sometime in the middle of the night, he woke me up because he couldn't breathe. I went to his room to stay with him for a while. It was only around 4 a.m. that he finally went to sleep out of exhaustion.

This experience can be traumatic for any child. Tell your kids to be AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS most especially when they are out with their friends. It is easy to be lulled into a sense of comfort when you are in a group. However, young kids with no adult present are easy prey to criminal elements. Yes, it is easy to replace their cellphones, ipods and wallets. But can we easily erase the trauma?

Amy

[chua_riwap]

Wow! This is something new.

Thanks for the reminder, Bro. Sana mahuli yung ogags na yan.

[daimengrui]

was the guy armed? i dont think he is because the security guards would have detected if he carried a weapon.

[StraightSix]

Is that the same mom who figured in an argument with a gun owner at Ateneo?

Ang malas naman nung mga bata.

[dbuzz]

thanks for the reminder.

ang mga bata kasi carefree lang sila sa mga kilos nila at di man lang nagiging aware sa possible danger sa paligid.

dapat lang na maipaalam sa kanila ito. bagong modus.

laging bilin ko sa mga anak ko, "...one step ahead anak ha?..." alam na nya kung ano ibig sabihin nyan kasi nga sabi ko sa kanya to be one step ahead, dapat eh ingat sa mga mapagsamantala. -laging aware sa paligid kahit na familiar territory.

[empy]

parents, teach your kids the magical, lifesaving art of the groin punch :thud:

[CVT]

Thanks for sharing bro....

Grabe na talaga ang panahon ngayon.... Kailangang lagi kang on-the-lookout sa mga ganitong klaseng panloloko.... Pero, kahit pa,- minsan ay nagugulat ka pa rin....

6610:secret:

[daimengrui]

parents, teach your kids the magical, lifesaving art of the groin punch :thud:

time to enroll the kids to taekwondo lessons

[shadow]

Saw this at therisian forum, warn your kids guys.


Fw: Warn your kids about this new modus operandi


I'd like to share with you the letter of my classmate Amy Arellano- Parlade HS'75 which contains an account of the harrowing experience of her 13 year old son at Trinoma Mall in QC.
Please warn your children or relatives about this modus operandi.

Date: Sunday, 24 August, 2008, 8:47 AM
Dear Kelly,

Did you know that after the scare that my 13-year old son
Aaron got in the Ateneo parking lot last August 7, he became
the victim of a crime last August 18?

Is that the same mom who figured in an argument with a gun owner at Ateneo?

plus 1 ang hilig naman mag email ng nanay na yan..hehehe

actually this is an old trick, iniba lang and reason but the premise is still the same yun sindakin yun mga bata, yun dati naman ang dahilan naman ng hoodlums eh binugbog naman daw ng frat members yun younger brother niya and sinabi ng "kapatid" niya na yun mga kids (victims) eh members ng frat kaya kakausapin lang niya..then pag nadala na niya sa private place eh kunin na rin mga gamit

[uls]

why do those forward-to-everyone emails all sound alike?

[empy]

well, i guess all kids should be told by their parents not to talk to or go with strangers anyway :hihihi:

[XTO]

Yes, kids should be more supladito and supladita nowadays--to strangers….But that bastard :bat::bat:knows when to attack the group ah. cornering them inside the elevator and naturally naunahan ng takot ang mga supot este mga bata :blue:

[Bogeyman]

Yup, it's a variation of an old modus operandi used before. Another version involves a group of men (posing as undercover police) approaching an unsuspecting teener and accusing the victim of being involved in a fraternity. They will then proceed to divest their prey of personal belongings under the pretext of proving his 'innocence'.

time to enroll the kids to taekwondo lessons

I've been meaning to enroll my daughter in such a class when she grows older, but the thing is, these incidents are more psychological rather than physical in nature. Beyond fast kicks, grapples and quick blows, what a kid really needs in these kinds of situations are a critical mind and quick thinking.

[shadow]

I think it's better to enroll the kids in voice lesson, para pag meron ganitong incident sumigaw na lang especially pag nasa public place...hehehe

[uls]

meron kasi impression ang mga tao that malls are safe.

[bender]

Yup, i think uls knows all about the malls in cubao.

[uls]

^^

haha

may bad experience ka ba sa mall sa cubao?

hehe

[Pong]

Hmmm...natatandaan ko natanggap ko din ito sa email ko mga two days ago. Parehong-pareho. Ang ipinagtataka ko lang, dito sa message na ito, Aaron ang pangalan ng anak ng nagpadala ng email. Samantalang sa natanggap ko, Renzo naman ang pangalan. Di ko na matandaan yung pangalan ng ina kung magkatulad kasi na-delete ko na nung natapos ko na basahin. Weird. Ano yun? Pati email kina-cut & paste at iniiba ang ang mga pangalan ng bida?

Just the same, mabuti na din ang nag-iingat.

[wildthing]

that modus operandi is something new...

pero siguro what you should teach your kid to assert its right.

pede kang lang makap-kapan kung merun siyang search warrant.

so the kids should always tell the "apprehending" officer, merun ba siyang warrant. kung wala... the kids should gang-up on the guy and insist "let's call my mom" scenario.

experiences like that (though sometimes traumatic) can lead to a better learning experience din naman... it sometimes, make one stronger and more street-smart.

on recollecting my old days scare story... nung aroung grade 6 pa ako, mahilig akong maglakad alone (after the gimmik with my classmates sa cubao).

in one of those days, merun akong nakasalubong na mukhang "rugby"boy na mas matangkad sa akin. pagtapat nya sa akin, bigla akong inakbayan at "pahingi naman na pera"... "kung hindi mo ako bibigyan sisikmuraan kita diyan" ang threat nya.

with a gutsy quick thinking, sabi ko "wala na akong pera maliban sa piso, taga-dyan lang kasi ako, eto nga't naglalakad na lang ako" (pero actually taga marikina pa ako nuon).

i got away with a loss of 1 peso (pero ang jeep nuon cubao to marikina was P0.75 lang so mahal na yung piso) and a fear for "Kasalubong na rugby boy na naka-tsinelas". hehehe

pero simula nuon, i learned to look around me every now and then (as in almost every 5 seconds)... and if merun suspisious looking person, i always look him straight into his eyes.... takot din silang mamukhaan and will avoid you.

and most importantly, if the street is nearly empty I don't walk dun sa side na merun akong makakasalubong - laging across the street ako. at pagtumawid yung kasalubong ko to cross my path, i would also cross it para hindi kami magkasalubong.... obvious na pagbigla siyang bumalik di ba...(tatakbo na ako pag-ganun).

hindi ko ipina-alam sa bahay yung incident kasi sigurado hindi na ako papayagang gumimik alone or with my barkada again. hehehehe

[wildthing]

that modus operandi is something new...

pero siguro what you should teach your kid to assert its right.

pede kang lang makap-kapan kung merun siyang search warrant.

so the kids should always tell the "apprehending" officer, merun ba siyang warrant. kung wala... the kids should gang-up on the guy and insist "let's call my mom" scenario.

experiences like that (though sometimes traumatic) can lead to a better learning experience din naman... it sometimes, make one stronger and more street-smart.

on recollecting my old days scare story... nung aroung grade 6 pa ako, mahilig akong maglakad alone (after the gimmik with my classmates sa cubao).

in one of those days, merun akong nakasalubong na mukhang "rugby"boy na mas matangkad sa akin. pagtapat nya sa akin, bigla akong inakbayan at "pahingi naman na pera"... "kung hindi mo ako bibigyan sisikmuraan kita diyan" ang threat nya.

with a gutsy quick thinking, sabi ko "wala na akong pera maliban sa piso, taga-dyan lang kasi ako, eto nga't naglalakad na lang ako" (pero actually taga marikina pa ako nuon).

i got away with a loss of 1 peso (pero ang jeep nuon cubao to marikina was P0.75 lang so mahal na yung piso) and a fear for "Kasalubong na rugby boy na naka-tsinelas". hehehe

pero simula nuon, i learned to look around me every now and then (as in almost every 5 seconds)... and if merun suspisious looking person, i always look him straight into his eyes.... takot din silang mamukhaan and will avoid you.

and most importantly, if the street is nearly empty I don't walk dun sa side na merun akong makakasalubong - laging across the street ako. at pagtumawid yung kasalubong ko to cross my path, i would also cross it para hindi kami magkasalubong.... obvious na pagbigla siyang bumalik di ba...(tatakbo na ako pag-ganun).

hindi ko ipina-alam sa bahay yung incident kasi sigurado hindi na ako papayagang gumimik alone or with my barkada again. hehehehe