1. ROBBERY/HOLD-UP PROCEDURES
(MODUS OPERANDI OF CRIMINAL SYNDICATES)
TOPICS:
* Definition
* Elements of Robbery
* Kinds of Robbers
* How do Robbers Operate?
* Modus Operandi
* Guidelines during Robberies
* Procedures After the Hold-up
* Ways of Preventing Robberies
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2. DEFINITION ROBBERY - is the taking away with intent to
gain a personal property belonging to another
person through violence or intimidation against
person or force upon things.
ELEMENTS OF ROBBERY:
- Taking of personal property or chattel.
- That the article being stolen belongs to
another.
- That the taking away of the thing was
done with intent to gain.
- That the taking of the things was done
with violence or intimidation against
persons or force upon things. 2
3. KINDS OF ROBBERS
1. Violence on Persons vs. Force UponThings.
Ex: homicide, intentional mutilation, rape, physical
injuries
2. Robbery with force against things. A typical example is
the entry of the robbers through the following:
* An opening not intended for entrance or egress.
* By breaking down any wall, roof, floor, and windows.
* By using false keys, picklocks or similar tools.
* By breaking the door wardrobes, chest or any kind of
located or sealed furniture receptacle.
* By taking such furniture or objects away to be broken
or force open outside the place of robbery. 3
4. SIMPLE VS. GROUP SIMPLE ROBBERY - This is committed
by a single person as in the case of
snatching money from the hands of the
victim, grabbing a pawnshop ticket and
intimidating the victim with a gun or
bladed weapon.
Robbery committed by a Group of Men -
A number of these elements are
members of dubious under-world
organizations such as: Oxo, Sigue-Sigue,
Sputnik, Batang City Jail, Genuine
Ilocano Gang, Bahala na Gang, and many
others.
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5. HOW DO ROBBERS
OPERATE?
A.Target Selection - Robbers will study the
financial resources of their would be victim.
B. Casing - Upon confirming that the resources
that they want to take care are sufficient, they will
conduct casing of their robbery on the following
considerations:
1. The time that large amount of money or
valuable item is present.
2. Time of the opening and closing of the firm.
3. Time or period wherein they could
conveniently execute their plan.
4. Route which they will take en-route to
escape.
5. Time involved once police is summoned to
respond to the crisis.
6. Number of guards manning the place, taking
into account their respective locations, alertness
and fire power.
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6. C. Success/Failure Assessment -
Upon successfully getting the data,
They will now proceed to assess the
chance of success and failure of their
objective. If the chance of success is high
and the risk is low or minimal, they will
execute their plan. If not, they may opt
to abandon their target and transfer to
another where they could easily
consummate the crime.
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7. MODUS
OPERANDI IN
HOMES/
BUILDINGS
1. Suspects forcibly open the door with the use
of chisels, screw drivers, crow bars or similar
instruments.
2. Suspects forcibly open the window adjacent
to the door by by slashing the wire screen or by
the use of tools.
3. Windows are forcibly open to effect entrance
therein by the use of screw driver to detach the
glass or wooden jalousies.
4. Suspects may gain entry in homes with the
use of false keys, picklocks or similar tools.
5. Suspects posing as peace officers seek entry
into a residence. Once inside, they hold-up,
hogtie and herd the occupants into a room.
Then ransack the house for valuables and escape
usually using the family car or other vehicle. 7
8. GUIDELINES DURING ROBBERIES
1. Hold your ground. Stand and fight only if in a positional and physical
advantage. Do not resist, if empowered. Do not engage the robbers in gun play
as this might endanger the lives of people inside the location.
2. Obey instructions given by the robbers.
3. Keep calm, Do not get excited.
4. Do not try to be a hero. Do what the robbers tell you to do.
5. Observe everything carefully:
- Time of the hold-up
- Description of the hold-up men. Compare their heights and
weights to someone you know who have the same
similarities.
- Kind and color of clothing.
- Peculiar manner of speech.
- Observe and remember distinguishing features such as scars, moles
& birthmarks.
- Make no fast movement. If by chance, you recognized the hold-up
man, do not show it.
- Observe the hold-up men closely and select some outstanding
to remember.
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9. PROCEDURES
AFTER THE
HOLD-UP
1. Call the Police.
2. Protect articles touched by the robbers
so fingerprints may be
obtained.
3. Do not trust your memory. Write down
all information
immediately such as:
- Weapon used.
- Direction of their way after the crime.
- Give description of the get-away car,
color, make, type and
license plate number, if any.
- Description of Robbers: sex, height,
weight & mannerisms.
- Description of clothing – type, color
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10. WAYS OF
PREVENTING
ROBBERIES
1. Be sure to have a competent and effective security
personnel strategically placed within the area who will
screen, identify and record all personnel who come in
and out of the premises.
2. Most of the time protect the restricted area.
3. Have a roving security personnel to monitor the people
going around.
4. Be sure to close and lock doors and windows after
office hours.
5. Make sure that after office hours, all
personnel/customers leave the area. Do not allow
anybody to re-enter the place.
6. Extra caution shall be observed in handling people
introducing themselves as repairmen, PLDT
technician/lineman. If possible require them to present a
job repair order and identification
7. People or employees staying overnight must be
monitored.Their mobility must be limited to the area
where they are going to work.
8. Maintain the proper handling of keys. Record every
person who take it. Do not allow anybody to get hold of
it except the authorized person.
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