An unidentified person allegedly stole assorted cellular phones worth about P802,000 from a gadget store in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental, early Sunday morning, Oct. 11, police said.
The incident happened at RF Chein Gadgets along Zayco-Aquilles Avenue in Brgy. 3 at around 3 a.m.
Police said a security guard conducting a roving inspection later saw an unidentified person leaving the store while carrying a bag.
The guard reportedly confronted the suspect, but the person boarded a motorcycle and fled toward Guanzon Street in Brgy. 1.
Responding personnel of the Kabankalan City Police Station found that the store had been forcibly entered after the padlock of the roll-up door and the sliding door were damaged.
An employee of the store told police that assorted cellular phones with an estimated total value of P802,000 were missing.
A review of CCTV footage showed the suspect entering the establishment at around 3 a.m., police said.
The robbery was reported to police at about 5:20 a.m.
Investigators and intelligence personnel are conducting follow-up operations to identify and apprehend the suspect.
Police are also coordinating with nearby establishments and reviewing additional CCTV footage that may have captured the suspect before, during and after the incident.*
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