TARLAC BUSINESSMAN LOSES GUN, CASH TO ‘BASAG-KOTSE’

BY KEVIN GALANG

A BUSINESSMAN lost a cal. 9mm pistol and P10,000 in cash to “Basag-Kotse” in Concepcion, Tarlac. 

A report to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3) director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez identified the victim as Collin Tan Javellana, a 57-year-old trader.

The burglary was discovered on Saturday at Sitio Pulo in Bgy. Castillo, Concepcion.

Initial police investigation showed that Javellana, accompanied by his business partners, went to a remote area in the village to conduct an ocular inspection of a parcel of land being offered for sale.

They parked their white Toyota Hilux with plate number NHU 7673 and left it unattended while inspecting the property, which was located far from residential communities.

Upon returning, they discovered that the vehicle’s right rear passenger-side window had been smashed and a handbag containing a 9mm SIG Sauer pistol with serial number 24B393362, and P10,000 cash were missing. 

The crime scene is located near the Chico River and the boundary area connecting the municipalities of Arayat, Cabiao, Magalang and Concepcion.

Police identified the alleged suspect as alias “Rudy,” a resident of Bgy. Castillo.

The suspect remains at-large.

Follow-up operations are underway to locate and arrest the thief and recover the stolen firearm and cash.