Cops nab two for loose guns

Two men were nabbed by the police in Bacolod City Saturday for grave threats and election gun ban violations, Bacolod City Police Office director Senior Supt. Ronilo Quebrar said yesterday.

Emmanuel Aguila of Brgy. Montevista Bacolod City and Johnny Lopez of Brgy. Villamonte, were arrested by Police Station 10 officers after a brief chase along Zone 1, Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City Quebrar said. He added that the police recovered a 12-gauge shotgun, a .9mm pistol, and a .22 caliber revolver from Aguila, 40, and Lopez, 52, who were on a Mitsubishi Adventure after they reportedly threatened Ricardo Rendon, who was on a motorcycle.

Reports said that a traffic enforcer and a bystander saw the two suspects point guns at Rendon and reported it to the Police Station 10.

Quebrar said that the shotgun and the pistol were found in the suspects' vehicle while the revolver was taken from Aguila when he was frisked by the police officers who intercepted them. Aguila and Lopez will be facing Comelec gun ban and grave threat charges, Quebrar said.*PP

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3 Capiznons apprehended
for shoplifting

Three Capiz residents were arrested by mall personnel Saturday after they allegedly shoplifted more than P4,000 in assorted items from a boutique at SM City Bacolod, the police said.

Joemil Cabrera, 31, Analyn Diaz, 23, both of Brgy. Bahit, and Gina de la Torre, 24, of Brgy. Tabok Sur, all in Brgy. Panit-an, Capiz, were endorsed by Julius Rainier Estares and Joenary Paulan to Police Station 1 for allegedly taking shirts and underwear from Mainstream Business Inc. at about 1 p.m. Saturday.

Recovered from the suspects were one gray traveling bag worth P399.75, one Sorella bra worth P109.75, a cap worth P399.75, a P499.75 long-sleeved shirt, and a P649.75 shirt, police records showed. Five packs of chocolate bars worth P1,238.75, five pairs of underwear worth P143.75, and P659.50 worth of two ladies' shirts were also recovered from Cabrera, Diaz, and de la Torre, police reports said.

Estares, 35, the shop supervisor, told the police he asked for assistance from Paulan, 36, a guard at the mall, when the three suspects went out of the store with the items without paying for them.

Diaz and de la Torre both refused to answer questions from the DAILY STAR while Cabrera said that he just waited for them outside the boutique and did not take any of the items.

The police said, the business establishment will probably file charges against them.*PP

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