Grenade causes panic in Dagupan pawnshop
A GRENADE tossed inside a pawnshop by a suspected lone robber caused panic along Perez Boulevard in the afternoon of April 20.
The MK2 fragmentation grenade tossed inside Veb’s Pawnshop, however, did not explode although its safety pin was already removed.
There were three employees inside the pawnshop at the time.
Police Inspector Gerardo Macaraeg, explosive ordnance technician of the Dagupan City Police, said the grenade malfunctioned, indicating that the suspect may not be familiar with handling grenades.
The police theorize that the suspect may have planned to pull a robbery by himself using a grenade, but possibly lost nerve at the last minute and just decided to toss the grenade inside the shop through the iron grill door.
One of the pawnshop employees immediately noticed the grenade and was able to alert other employees to get out and called the police.
When the police, led by Superintendent Mariano Luis Verzosa, city police chief, arrived, they confirmed that the object was a real a grenade and the area was quickly cleared and cordoned off while the grenade was being disabled.
Meanwhile, the police is continuing with the investigation of to identify the suspect.–Butch Uka
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