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$7,000 lost in Susupe robbery
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Posted on Dec 16 1998
An armed robbery occurred early yesterday morning in Susupe where approximately $7,000 was taken by four unidentified men.
The Department of Public Safety received the call at around 6:12 a.m. from De Shan Shen, 38, a cashier at Lucky 7 Poker.
According to Shen, the men entered the establishment around 5:15 a.m. yesterday. One of them went to the counter and asked him if he could use the phone.
A few seconds later, one of the suspects pulled out a handgun and pointed it to Shen demanding that he opens the door to the counter.
The suspects tied his arms and feet and taped his eyes and mouth. When Shen finally freed himself, he went to Winchell’s and called the police.
As a result of the incident, Shen sustained bruises in both his wrists and ankles.
According to Rose T. Ada, public information officer, Shen can’t describe the suspects because “it was too dark.”
DPS is asking anyone who might have witnessed the incident to call their office for information that would lead to the arrest of the suspects.
Meanwhile, another robbery case occurred past midnight last Monday in front of Ebisuya bakery shop in Susupe.
The victims, 72-year-old Teruko Egoshi and 71-year-old Hissao Egoshi, were heading to Saipan Grand Hotel after shopping at Joeten when a man came from their behind, pushed Teruko to the ground and grabbed her pouch.
Witnesses were able to take the license plate of the Pathfinder where the man boarded after the incident.
Ada said they already have a suspect but since the victims are tourists, investigators are consulting with the Attorney General’s Office for the best way to handle the case.
