Tondo man arrested over alleged gunpoint iPhone robbery
A 52-year-old man was arrested in Tondo, Manila, for allegedly robbing a businesswoman of her iPhone at gunpoint. Police recovered the stolen device and a replica firearm during the arrest.
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A 52-year-old man was arrested in Tondo, Manila, after taking a woman’s iPhone at gunpoint inside her home, the Manila Police District (MPD) reported.
Police identified the suspect as Romeo “Romy” Hernandez, a resident of Barangay 103, Tondo.
Hernandez was arrested at around 7:16 p.m. on Aug. 28 during a follow-up operation inside a house along F. Varona Street in Barangay 85, police said.
According to the initial investigation, the victim, identified as alias “Len,” a businesswoman, was inside her house when Hernandez allegedly approached her at the gate, pointed a gun at her, and demanded her cellphone.
The suspect allegedly took the cellphone and fled.
The victim then sought assistance from Barangay 85, which coordinated with personnel of the Don Bosco Police Community Precinct of the MPD’s Raxabago Police Station 1.
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