MORE than P120,000 in cash collection were stolen by armed robbers from a salesman at Barangay Deliciouso in Ilog town, Negros Occidental at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 12.
Virgilio Gelera Jr., 32, of Bayawan City in Negros Oriental and employed as salesman of JT Philippines, told the police that he was collecting money at a store in the barangay’s Sitio Bagroy when the three suspects arrived onboard a motorcycle.
Gelera said two of the suspects threatened him and his driver Marvie Magbanua, 40, of Barangay Inayauan in Cauayan town, Negros Occidental with unknown caliber of firearms and forcibly took his collection money amounting to P120,163 and fled.
He said one of the suspects was wearing a mask, another had his helmet on while the other one had no cover on his face.
When he checked the rouge’s gallery of the town’s police station, he identified the suspect without face cover as Nilo Topez Jr., alias “Lolong,” about 24 years old and a resident of Purok 5-B Barangay Guiljungan also in Cauayan
Charges are now readied against the suspect and his cohorts, who fled towards Kabankalan City after committing the crime.*