Teener apprehended
for townhouse heist

A teenager was arrested, while his three companions escaped when they broke into a townhouse at 13th-Lacson streets, Bacolod City at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday.

Caretaker Pablo Floranda Aninipot, 51, arrested Jennie Torrecareon Pehilan, 18, in the act of stealing an attaché case that was placed in the car of townhouse tenant Ric Lobaton, police reports said.

Aninipot told the police he saw Pehilan and his three companions break into Lobaton's Honda Civic with Plate Number WFA 121 parked in the townhouse compound. When he called the attention of the suspects, they immediately ran out of the area.

He said he intercepted Pehilan, but his companions managed to escape. He said the suspects accidentally spilled the contents of the attaché while escaping. Pehilan identified his companions as Rey June Amar, 18, alias "Laloy; Bernabe Panao, 19 and April Ungada, 18, of Purok Ylac, Brgy. Villamonte, police reports also said.

Meanwhile, Aileen Quirao Marquin, 28, whose house is adjacent to the townhouse, told the police that three unidentified persons entered her house and stole three stainless steel steamers, police reports said.

Fortunately, Marquin said, she was able to recover the stolen items, which were left by the suspects beside the street.

Meanwhile, Mary Grace Neniel Jemino, 28, single, of Purok Lison, Sto. Niño, Brgy. 1, Bacolod City reported to Police Station 1 that her cellphone was snatched by an unidentified person while she was on a passenger jeepney at Araneta-Gonzaga streets at about 8:45 p.m. Saturday, police reports said.

In another report, a 25-year-old man accused of holding up a Bacolod resident, was brought to Police Station 4 for investigation yesterday.

Complainant Glenn More Pun-an endorsed Luis Sibomet Topinit, 25, single, of Purok Bagong Hilway, Brgy. 22, Bacolod City after identifying him as the one who held him up in Brgy. Villamonte on March 2.

Pun-an told the police he sought help from his relative when he spotted Topinit riding on his tricycle at Burgos Street at about 2 a.m. yesterday. Pun-an then brought the suspect to Police Station 4 for investigation.

Topinit denied allegations and told the police that he and Pun-an had "sexual transactions" and the latter did not pay him, so he took Pun-an's cellphone.

Recovered from the suspect were Pun-an's cellphone and wristwatch.*DMG/CBM

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Minor nabbed for
marijuana possession

A teenager and two others were arrested for alleged possession of suspected dried marijuana leaves and bladed weapons, respectively, in an Oplan-Bakal operation conducted by Police Station 4 at Bacolod beer houses over the weekend.

Insp. Luisito Acebuche, Police Station 4 commander, said they arrested the 17-year-old in the act of throwing a cigaret pack that contained an undetermined amount of suspected marijuana at a videoke bar along B.S. Aquino Drive, Brgy. Villamonte at about 12:17 a.m. yesterday.

Acebuche said they brought the minor to the police station for further investigation, but he managed to escape but he was re-arrested later at his residence in Brgy. Alijis, Acebuche added.

He said they will file charges for violation of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 against the minor who was turned over to the Department of Social Services and Development.

Meanwhile, Juben Cajucson Tahan, 37, of Purok Bulak, Brgy. Mandalagan was apprehended for alleged possession of a bladed weapon at a beerhouse at Narra-C.L. Montelibano streets in Brgy. Villamonte at about 11:50 p.m. Saturday, Acebuche said.

Two hours later, the police also arrested Eduardo Hastellana Eramis, 47, of Villa Angela, Brgy. Vista Alegre for alleged possession of a cane cutter at Modern Lights bar at Narra Avenue, Capitol Shopping Center.

Tahan and Eramis are now detained in the lock-up cell of Police Station 4 for illegal possession of deadly weapon, Acebuche said.*DMG

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5 hooked on rugby collared

Eight persons, three of them minors, were arrested in the act of sniffing volatile substance, or "rugby" and engaging in illegal gambling in Bacolod City over the weekend.

SPO1 Herson Villanueva, of Police Station 1, apprehended the three minors, aged 15 to 16, at the Bacolod plaza at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, police reports said.

Villanueva recovered two plastic bottles containing "rugby" from the minors, who were later endorsed to the Social Development Center at the Bacolod City police office, reports said.

Brgy. 35 Kagawad Wenceslao Billones also endorsed to Police Station 1 Richard Reuela Villarosa, 19, single, of Purok Malipayon, Brgy. 35 who was caught in the act of sniffing rugby in the barangay at about 11:30 p.m. Friday, police reports said.

PO2 Gilbert Pineda and PO2 Gabihan, of the Bacolod City Mobile Group also arrested Mark Camingan Alojamiento, 18, in the act of inhaling "rugby" at San Sebastian-Locsin streets, Bacolod City at about 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

Recovered from Alojamiento, single, of Brgy. Carolina, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental were a plastic with "rugby" and a 10-inch bladed weapon, police reports said.

Meanwhile, PO2 Dave Dollosa, of Police Station 1 arrested Jessie Panangganan Mayagua, 25, of Purok Boulevard, Brgy. 16; Antonio Simplicia Bulido, 33, and Sunny Bituon Andacahan, both of Rodriguez-Baybay, Brgy. 34, Bacolod City, for violation of Presidential Decree 1602, or illegal gambling, police reports said.

Dollosa arrested the three in the act of playing Cara y Cruz, or tumbo in the barangay at about 11 p.m. Saturday. Recovered from them were P85 in bet money and three P1 used as cue coins, police reports also said.*DMG

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