Jewelry and other valuable items were recovered by the Bacolod City police after a suspected “Akyat Bahay” robber was apprehended at about 2:30 a.m. yesterday, in Greensville Subdivision, Brgy. Estefania, in the city, Senior Police Officer 4 Homer Vargas said.

Vargas, head of the investigation unit of the City Police's Investigation and Detective Management Section, identified the suspect as Joven Batusbatusan, 19, of Brgy. 23, Bacolod .

Investigation showed that Batusbatusan and his companion, whom police identified as Albert Lao, 20, of Purok Avocado, Brgy. 20, Bacolod entered the residence of Steven Garcia, 36, at Beta-Kappa streets at Greensville Subdivision by climbing the gate.

In his report to City Police officer-in-charge, Senior Supt. Celestino Guara, Vargas said the suspects took assorted jewelry valued at P30,000, two laptop computers with market value of P118,000, two cellular phones worth P14,000, a gameboy gadget valued at P5,000 and a guitar tuner valued at P7,000.

Vargas said Garcia chased Batusbatusan and Lao when he saw them fleeing, causing them to leave the items behind. When frisked by the apprehending policemen, a priority club rewards card owned by Aldrin Tad-y, was recovered from Batusbatusan, who is now detained at the lock-up cell of Station 4 in Villamonte, Vargas added.

He also said that the two suspects are believed to be involved in a series of “akya-bahay” operations in the area of Brgy. Estefania and other nearby barangays.

Meanwhile, Brgy. 35 treasurer Rizalde Tupaz reported to the police that the stockroom of their People's Hall was ransacked by unidentified robbers at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Tupaz said the suspects, who entered the building by destroying the wooden wall, took three industrial fan, assorted scrapped and steel bars, broken plastic chairs and pump pullout.*APN

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