Manila, July 14 -- Five armed individuals, allegedly members of the dreaded "Gapos Gang," who brazenly impersonated law enforcement authorities to execute a robbery and illegal detention inside a residential community in Marikina City, were arrested by authorities, the Eastern Police District (EPD) said on Tuesday.

In a statement, EPD Director Brig. Gen. Melecio Buslig Jr., said the incident happened in Barangay Concepcion Dos at about 12:30 a.m. on Monday. Five suspects were arrested after one of the victim-residents managed to discreetly use a mobile phone to send an emergency distress signal directly to the local police station while the suspects were destroying the home's Wi-Fi connection and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras...