By Sunday Post
One robbery suspect was killed while two of his companions escaped after they held up a gasoline station in Batuan late yesterday afternoon.
According to PO1 Edwin Alimpolos of the Batuan Police Station, local authorities are yet to ascertain how much was carted away by the robbers.
The Batuan incident is the latest of the string of robbery cases pulled off in the province of Bohol.
With the gasoline station operator still in shock, the Batuan police are still facing a blank wall as to the loot of the heist. The owner was identified as Boboy Tajale.
It was gathered that the Batuan police got a telephone call from a neighbor of the nearby gasoline station while the robbery in progress. The gas station is located about 300 meters away from the police station.
In an interview with PO1 Alimpolos, he said he was surprised to see one of the suspects gasping for breath in the middle of the highway as he and his policemen-buddies responded the robbery alarm. He cannot tell who shot the suspect but it was possible that one of their companions must have finished him off. The wounded suspect died however on arrival at the Semeon Toribio Memorial Hosp[ital in Carmen, located about three kilometers from the crime scene.
The two fleeing suspects tried to bring along their wounded pal but the motorcycle they were riding suffered a flat tire.
An approaching motorcycle was commandeered by the two enroute to Carmen leaving behind their dying cohort.
It was at this point that responding policemen brought the wounded suspect to the nearby Carmen hospital.
Asked if the robbers wore masks, PO1 Alimpolos said they were bare faced. The policeman later learned that a bonnet of the dead robber was found in his pocket.
Asked further if the robbers were able to cart a sizable amount, PO1 Alimpolos said it was not possible because the turn of events was so sudden that they have no time to scoop the day’s cash sales of the gas station.
Until late last night, it remained a mystery to the Batuan police who shot to death one of the hold uppers.
The lone fatality was also unidentified as of last night because no identification card was found in his possession.
However, a Carmen resident identified as Reineria Lomod, nurse-on-duty at the Carmen hospital said in a latter interview that some people who visited the mortal remains of the dead man suspected him of being from Dagohoy.
Another policeman PO1 Ronelo Gambalon of the Carmen Police Station told the Post that before the Batuan caper, Carmen already experienced a series of hold ups with no suspects being haled to jail.
The same policeman said at least three robberies took place in successive fashion last Monday involving collectors of the lending firm Taytay sa Kauswagan, Inc. The TSKI is the favorite target of robbers that being a victim of hold-ups was no longer news..
Another collector of the lending firm CARD based in Carmen was also robbed of P8,000 along with his cell phone unit after making the rounds of clients in barangay La Salvacion.
Also in Carmen, a rice dealer was divested of P83,000 by unknown suspects while tending her store at the Carmen Public Market. She was identified as Juling Buaya who was divested of the cash while entertaining customers at her store.
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