A masked man allegedly tried but failed to rob the High Roller poker arcade in Gualo Rai last Friday, April 15.<\/p>\n
The Department of Public Safety has yet to release an official report about the incident but, in an interview with James Gebhard, general manager of Pacific Amusement Inc., which own the poker arcade, he said an armed man with a full face mask entered the game room on April 15 at approximately 4:30am and tried to rob the place but failed to do so.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur staff and security are trained how to handle these situations and they performed professionally and perfectly,\u201d said Gebhard. \u201cThe perpetrator quickly realized he failed and ran away on foot down Middle Road.\u201d<\/p>\n
He did not specify how the staff and security foiled the robbery. He also did not indicate the robber\u2019s weapon.<\/p>\n
Gebhard said the safety of their customers and staff \u201care our NO. 1 priority and the plot was foiled by our alert technician and professional security. \u2026My first reaction was not about money, however. [It] was the safety of our staff and customers.\u201d <\/p>\n
Gebhard said no one was injured in the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll cameras worked perfectly and we have very clear video from angles given to police,\u201d Gebhard added.<\/p>\n
He said police officers arrived on scene \u201cextremely quickly to investigate this incident,\u201d and \u201cour staff, security and the police department are to be congratulated for a job well done and a huge thank you,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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