Originally published @
Philippine Daily Inquirer, by Orlando B. Dinoy, Inquirer Mindanao
July 23, 2009
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BANSALAN, DAVAO DEL Sur—Police said they scored big against robbery syndicates with the arrest late Monday of five gang members who had robbed a store owned by a Chinese-Filipino businessman.
Last week, Senior Supt. Ronald dela Rosa, officer-in-charge of the provincial police, acknowledged an increase in robbery cases in Davao del Sur.
Dela Rosa said what was alarming were reports that some men in uniform, including police officers, were involved.
Senior Insp. Nasruddin Tayuan, Bansalan police chief, identified the arrested suspects as Sanny Sarmiento, 25, and his brother Romnick, 18, both of Canuman, Zamboanga del Sur; Roldan Ven Dela Torres, 23, of Digos City; Jovel Dacolos, 30, of Cagayan De Oro City; and Rogelio Sabarte, 23, of Toril District, Davao City.
Tayuan said the suspects arrived at LCE General Merchandise on board a van and immediately declared a holdup.
When the store’s cashier resisted, one of the robbers choked her while the others emptied the cash register of some P13,000 in cash.
Tayuan said police set up road blocks and stopped the robbers in their getaway vehicle.
Dela Torres later said it was his group’s first time to operate in the province.
But he said the group had been operating in northern Mindanao, including Cagayan de Oro.
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