QUEZON CITY, Philippines – A thief who carried and broke open a 150-kilogram vault inside a store while hoping to steal a large amount of cash had a surprise of his life.
The vault contained only several bars of whitening soap and P1,500 in cash.
Unfazed, the man pocketed the money and stole the bars of soap.
A closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) installed inside the A.R.M. Skin Essentials Corporation recorded the scene in Frisco, Quezon City, early Friday morning.
The suspect was identified by police as the electrician who installed both the vault and the CCTV camera.
Before going for the vault, the thief tried to destroy the camera, but only managed to have his face fully revealed.
He later escaped through a fire exit.
The store owner, Dr. Alvin Matulac, said luck was not on the thief’s side.
Matulac had emptied the vault of its contents of around P5 million, which he deposited in a bank.
“Buti na lang hindi nya ginalaw yung mga katabing vault dahil iyun yung mga may laman ng pera... yung sa vault talagang katsa lang ang laman,” he added.
“(It’s good that he did not get his hands on another vault that had cash. The vault that he opened really only contained rags.)”
Quezon City police have placed the thief on a wanted list. – with a report from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
abs-cbnNEWS.com/ Posted at 09/12/2010 12:21 AM | Updated as of 09/12/2010 12:21 AM
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com
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