By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
Currimao, Ilocos Norte—The municipal employees of this town
underwent fingerprint screening on March 6 after this town’s Sangguniang Bayan
(SB) hall was robbed by still unidentified men on March 4.
Based on a police blotter
extracted from the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office on March 7, the
robbery incident was discovered by a municipal employee when he entered the
town hall at about 7:57 am on March 4 and discovered that the
employees’ drawers were opened.
In view of the on-going
construction of the new municipal hall building, the offices of the municipal budget,
accounting and treasury including the mayor and vice mayor’s offices have
temporarily occupied the SB hall where the robbery took place. Initial reports
pegged the missing cash at P246,000 cash collections and more than P500,000
worth of checks.
Police Senior Insp. Ryan
Retotar confirmed this on March 5 as he revealed all municipal workers will be
investigated.
Based on initial
investigation, Mr. Retotar said that a four feet steel cabinet with a bolt
inside was destroyed. The padlock of the backdoor located at the western
portion of the building was also forcibly opened and detached believed to be
the entry and exit of the suspects.
As of press time, Mr. Retotar
said that they are still gathering evidences including fingerprinting of all
municipal workers, which could lead to the identity of the suspects.
The police theorized three to
four persons may have ransacked the building. No CCTV camera was in place.
Currimao Mayor Gladys Go-Que
has instructed the police to conduct a thorough investigation to identify and
apprehend the suspects.
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