Tag: Thieves

Barcelona residents organize “ROAR” to battle thieves, pickpockets in public transport

  By Lyn Tumbaga Diez EBC Spain correspondent Eagle News Service BARCELONA, Spain (Eagle News) — Barcelona is one of the most popular tourist destination. It has so much to offer in terms of arts, sports, beaches and authentic paellas. But how safe is Barcelona for tourists and the residents? The many cases of robbery and pick pocketing especially in public transportation led members of the community to form ROAR or Residents Organization Against Robbery. […]

Thieves break into singer Jimmy Bondoc’s house; P100,000 worth of valuables stolen

(Eagle News) — Police are in hot pursuit of several individuals who broke into the house of  Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office official and singer Jimmy Bondoc in Quezon City, and carted away around P100,000 worth of valuables. The police said one of the two suspects is Bondoc’s former maid identified as Mary Jane del Rosario. Del Rosario reportedly acted as a lookout while a man went around the house to look for valuables. A DSLR […]

New York police hunt thieves in $6 million New Year’s jewelry heist

NEW YORK , United States (Reuters ) — Thieves in New York broke into a jewelry wholesaler and made off with $6 million in valuables on New Year’s Eve, just blocks from the nationally televised and highly secured Times Square street party celebrating the holiday, police said on Tuesday (January 3). Three men broke in to a building on Manhattan’s 36th Street at 10 p.m. (0300 GMT) on Saturday (December 31), police said. A surveillance […]