Thieves steal copper pipe from air-conditioning units inside a church compound

• A group of thieves stole a hefty amount of copper tubes from air-conditioning units inside a church compound
• The incident, which was caught on camera, happened in Barangay Bungad, Quezon City
• Based from the CCTV footage, as shared by TV5's 'Frontline Sa Umaga,' courtesy of QCPD Station 2, the thieves unloaded the copper tubes from a tricycle and placed it on the side of the road
• The actual crime was caught on CCTV footage by one of the church's employees and immediately reported the incident to the authorities

A group of thieves took a large amount of copper tubes from several air-conditioning units located inside a church compound.

The incident, which was recorded by surveillance cameras, took place in Barangay Bungad, Quezon City.

In the CCTV footage shared by TV5's 'Frontline Sa Umaga,' through QCPD Station 2, the suspects were seen unloading the stolen copper tubes from a tricycle and placing them along the side of the road.

One of the church’s employees was able to capture the crime on CCTV and quickly reported the incident to the authorities.

The police authorities quickly conducted a man-hunt operation and they were able to arrest three suspects.

They also managed to confiscate the tricycle used by the suspects, however, the copper tubes were nowhere to be found.

As of now, the authorities are investigating if the arrested suspects belonged in a group, since they all have police records like robbery and 'akyat-bahay' and possession of firearm.

Meanwhile, the suspects denied the allegations against them. All of them will be charged with robbery.

Watch the report in the video below:

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Source: KAMI.com.gh