Six unidentified suspects robbed a cell shop just before closing time

Tuesday night of P175,000 cash, P100,000 worth of cell cards, and 12 assorted cellphones, and shot the security guard at Noblefranca Street, in Dumaguete City.

The robbers barged into the Kent's Cellphone, Repair Parts and Accessories owned and managed by Kent Lariosa, 35, and his wife Chingky, 10 minutes before 8 p.m., frisked security guard Donald Omoyon, and declared a robbery.

Omoyon said he tried to resist, prompting the suspects to squeeze the trigger, hitting his back. He is now recuperating at the Holy Child Hospital.

The other suspect took Omoyon's service .38 caliber revolver, reports said.

The suspects fled on board three motorcycles, two black Honda Waves and one Yamaha DT, towards the direction of Brgy. Tinago, Dumaguete.

Recovered from the crime scene were an empty shell of .45 caliber pistol and a deformed slug. Dumaguete police chief, Supt. Dionardo Carlos, said the robbery was obviously well planned. He said he believes the store had been under surveillance, especially because it also offers dollar-changing services.

Meanwhile, two suspects were invited to the police station Tuesday night for questioning. One of them was positively identified by a sales attendant.

The two were brought to the police station on board their rented blue XRM Honda motorcycle.

They were identified as Dino Pecada, 19, single, of Barangay Bagacay and George Locsin, 19, of Barangay Batinguel, Dumaguete. Pecada and Locsin denied the accusations, and even pointed to smaller boys in the vicinity to have witnessed the crime.

The city police had received information that the two were selling cellphones and that they had a lot of money.

Carlos called on the citizens to immediately report the presence of persons selling cell cards or cellphones at lower costs for the early solution of the case.

The theft and robbery section is taking down the serial numbers of the cellcards and cellphone units that were stolen from the cell shop.*

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