Thief runs away with P50K from cop’s car

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A female cop was robbed of P20,000 and valuables worth around P30,000 by a thief who opened the door of her car in a “salisi operation.”

A police report said the incident happened around 7:50 a.m. of August 10 here in front of Blessing’s Laundry Shop, Barangay Pico.

The victim was identified as SPO2 Nilda Sabiat Lapawon, 39, married, PNP member and a resident of Barangay Upper Wangal Extension, Wangal.

The suspect was an unidentified male person wearing white shirt and a backpack.

 Investigation disclosed the victim parked her vehicle in front of the laundry shop to pick up her laundry. Lapawon together with her companion alighted from the car and immediately proceeded inside the shop without locking the doors of the car. 

After a few minutes, the victim came out of the shop to get her bag which she left inside the car but noticed that it was missing.

The bag contained P20,000, wallet containing PNP ID, Land Bank ATM card, driver’s license; pouch containing PSSLAI, AFPSLAI, BSU Coop, BDO, UCCPB passbooks, ring worth P12,500,  necklace worth P6,800.00 with pendant worth P1,700 and a wrist watch worth P2,500.