Two charged with robbery bid at Burger King

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Jun 10, 2011

Two charged with robbery bid at Burger King

By Elena Chong

The Burger King outlet at International Plaza in Anson Road. Two Filipino men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Wednesday's armed robbery attempt, which was thwarted after a crew member ran out to seek help from other shopkeepers. -- ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN

TWO Filipino nationals were charged in court on Friday with attempted armed robbery at a Burger King fast-food restaurant.

Charlie Cabo Perez, 32, and Gerald Christian Magsalubong Porte, 29, are alleged to have tried to rob $19,221 at the outlet in International Plaza, Anson Road, at knifepoint on Wednesday.

They were remanded at Central Police Division for a week for further investigation.

If convicted, each can be jailed between five and 20 years plus at least 12 strokes of the cane.

 

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Jul 28, 2011

Jail, cane for Burger King worker in armed robbery

By Elena Chong

Charlie Cabo Perez (right) later tried to do it again at another branch but fled empty handed when he suspected that one of the staff had called the police. -- ST PHOTO: SPF

A BURGER King assistant manager pulled off a $6,000 armed robbery at one of the fast food chain's restaurants.

Charlie Cabo Perez later tried to do it again at another branch but fled empty handed when he suspected that one of the staff had called the police.

The 32-year-old Filipino - who also misappropriated $800 of his employer's money - was yesterday sentenced to five years in jail and 24 strokes of the cane.

Perez started off by robbing the chain's Esplanade Xchange branch on April 16, the court heard.

He turned up just before closing time posing as a building maintenance officer, armed himself with a bread knife, then walked up to assistant manager Vito Lorielyn Mesajon.

He asked her to read three words he had written by hand in a book: 'Open the safe'.

The robber then took $6,056 and tied up the victim, taping her mouth and legs.

Read the full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times

 

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Would-be robber who got cold feet convicted of lesser charge
By Shaffiq Alkhatib | Posted: 23 September 2011 1611 hrs

Porte Gerald Christian Magsalubong, 30, admitted to the reduced charge of being found with the dangerous weapon at Burger King outlet in International Plaza, Anson Road, on Jun 8. -- PHOTO: SPF

SINGAPORE: A waiter's last-minute decision to back out of an armed robbery at a Burger King outlet saved him from a heavier punishment.

But for having a bread knife near the scene of the crime, Filipino waiter Porte Gerald Christian Magsalubong, 30, was on Friday sentenced to five months' jail.

Magsalubong had hatched a plan with his flat mate, Charlie Cabo Perez, 32, also a Filipino, to commit armed robbery at International Plaza's Burger King outlet on June 8.

But shortly after the pair entered the building at Anson Road, Magsalubong had cold feet and left.

Perez went ahead with their plan. He was later caught and convicted in July of offences including armed robbery and criminal breach of trust. The former Burger King assistant manager was jailed five years and given 24 strokes of the cane.

Magsalubong could have met a similar fate if his initial attempted armed robbery charge had not been reduced to one of weapon possession.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Kumaresan Gohulabalan said the pair entered a locker room beside the fast food restaurant at around 7.00am that day and Perez put on a surgical mask to disguise himself.

Magsalubong's lawyer, Sunil Sudheesan, told the court his client tried to persuade Perez to do likewise but failed.

-CNA/ac