Couple apprehended for
carnapping charges

Charges for carnapping were filed Tuesday with the Bacolod City Prosecutor’s Office against a couple who allegedly failed to return the vehicle they rented from a rent-a-car dealer in Brgy. Singcang-Airport in the city.

Charges were filed against Mae Tanjusay, 24, of Bel Air Subdivision in Brgy. Tangub, and Nicholas Alova, 32, of Begornia Street in Brgy. Mansilingan, both in Bacolod, Station 8 chief, Senior Insp. Jerick Filosofo, yesterday said.

Filosofo added the couple is still detained at the lock-up cell of Police Station 8 yesterday for failure to pay P180,000 each in bail.

He said more owners of rent-a-car establishments identified Tanjusay and Alova claiming that the couple had also victimized them.

On Friday, Roy Apurada, 36, of Burgos Poblacion Street in Valladolid, Negros Occidental, and owner of the Joe Express rent-a-car, reported that at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, Alova, who was with Tanjusay, introduced himself as “Reynaldo Ogabang” of Eroreco Subdivision, Bacolod, and rented his vehicle for P1,800 a day.

Apurada added he was able to talk to the real Reynaldo Ogabang later that day, who told him that his driver’s license had been lost and this prompted Apurada to coordinate with the police until the couple was arrested in Purok Kaingin in Brgy. Singcang-Airport.

. A red Mitsubishi Adventure was recovered from the couple with the car’s plate number found inside, police records showed.*APN

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5 with arrest
warrants nabbed

Five persons wanted for different offenses were arrested in the cities of Bacolod, Victorias and Bago in Negros Occidental, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Aladin Moises, 37, of Brgy. Guinhalaran, Silay City, was arrested in Brgy. Granada, Bacolod City, at about 2:30 p.m. Monday for the crime of homicide.

Silay City Police Officer 3 Ray Jay Rabadomia said, Regional Trial Court Branch 69 Judge Felipe Banzon, issued the arrest warrant for Moises and set his bail at P40,000.

Bacolod City Police Station 4 operatives, led by Chief Inspector Adonis Rosales, also arrested Nikko Parcon, 31, of BS Aquino Drive in Brgy. Villamonte, in the city, by virtue of an arrest warrant for illegal possession of firearms issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 53 Judge Pepito Gellada, who set his bail at P120,000.

Salvador Castronuevo, 55, of Zone-4 Purok Tinapok, Brgy. 6-A, Victorias City, was also apprehended for reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property and serious physical injury at about 5:30 p.m.

Castronuevo was apprehended on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by Municipal Trial Court in Cities Judge Napoleon Diamante, who set his bail at P10,000.

Carelito Dinanoy , 56, of Brgy. Atipuluan, Bago City, Negros Occidental was also arrested at about 10 a.m. Tuesday at his residence by virtue of an arrest warrant for illegal discharge of firearms with less serious physical injuries issued by Municipal Trial Court in Cities Judge Herminigildo Octaviano , who set his bail at P10,000.

Meanwhile, Jerry Canoy, 26, of Purok Yulo, Sum-ag in Bacolod was also nabbed 11 a.m. by the strength of an arrest warrant for carnapping issued by RTC Branch 69 Judge Manuel Cardinal.*Leony May Ruiz

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