Security guard arrested after robbing his workplace and stealing tricycle
- CCTV footage showed the guard pulling out a gun and forcing bank staff to open the vault
- The suspect escaped with ₱670,000 before stealing a tricycle at gunpoint
- Police tracked down the abandoned tricycle shortly after the incident
- The guard was arrested days later in Santa Cruz after a waiter reported a man brandishing a gun
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A bank security guard was arrested after staging a daring robbery at the very bank where he worked in Iba, Zambales.
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The incident was detailed in a report by Darlene Cay for "24 Oras Weekend," which revealed how the guard turned his weapon on his own colleagues in an unexpected mid-day heist.
CCTV footage from the bank showed employees focused on their Monday tasks when the guard suddenly drew his firearm.
Without hesitation, he ordered the bank manager and staff to proceed to the vault. Once inside, he forced them to open it and managed to escape with ₱670,000 in cash.
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Iba police chief, Police Major Jefferson delos Reyes, explained how the suspect fled the scene.
“After that po, sumakay po siya ng tricycle, at nung makarating sa bandang Posadas Street, bigla na lang pong tumutok ng baril sa victim number 2. At doon po, tinangay na ng tuluyan yung tricycle,” he said.
Authorities later found the abandoned vehicle not long after the escape.
A manhunt for the guard began immediately, with checkpoints and coordination among nearby towns.
By Thursday, four days after the robbery, police received a crucial tip from a waiter who reported a man suspiciously brandishing a gun in Santa Cruz.
Responding officers moved quickly and arrested the suspect without further incident.
“Nag-report po yung isang waiter doon regarding nga po doon sa presence ng isang lalaki na naglalabas ng baril. Doon po, na-aresto po yung ating suspek sa pangho-hold up dito sa isang bangko at yung pagkacarnap po,” delos Reyes added.
The guard now faces multiple criminal charges, including robbery, illegal possession of a firearm, and carnapping.
Police say the swift arrest was made possible through community reports and coordinated efforts among law enforcement units in Zambales.
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