FOR the apprehension of a notorious robbery hold-up suspect, the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will recommend to Police Regional Office-Western Visayas the conferment of award to the personnel of Police Station 6 and Senior Police Officer 4 Vicente Duenas, Jr. of the Administration unit.
BCPO Acting Director Edgardo Ordaniel said on Thursday the policemen will receive the “Medalya ng Kagilingan” or “Medalya ng Papuri” for the apprehension of Raji Guanzon, 38, of Purok Adela, Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod, Tuesday evening.
Guanzon was arrested after he held up Evelyn Lobaton, 56, of Providencia Subdivision, Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City around 6:45 p.m.
Investigation revealed that Lobaton, with her granddaughter, was about to board a Nissan Frontier vehicle, the suspect suddenly boarded their car and pointed his butcher’s knife on Lobaton’s neck, and took her bag containing P32,000, ATM cards and two cellular phones.
Guanzon immediately fled going to Save More Libertad but fortunately, the intelligence operatives of Station 6, with Duenas, were in the area and apprehended the suspect at Corner Hernaez-Carmen Streets, Barangay 40, the police said.
Police recovered from Guanzon a butcher’s knife, the bag owned by Lobaton, a motorcycle without plate number, a car stereo, and a knapsack containing several car accessories.
Guanzon is also the suspect in the robbery of a female parent at St. John’s Institute Monday morning, and in robbery hold-up in St. Francis Village in Barangay Taculing Monday evening victimizing Suet Rose Parenas.
Ordaniel said Guanzon was positively identified by his victims, and they are now preparing the papers for the filing of charges against him.
Robbery charges were already filed by Station 6, and another robbery charges will be filed by Parenas. The operatives of Station 2 are also preparing another robbery charges to be filed against the suspect, Ordaniel said.
He said Guanzon also admitted that he used illegal drugs, and he will be subjected on drug test.
The city director also urged those who were victimized by robbery hold-ups in the city to identify the suspect in Station 6.