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3 men arrested in Bulacan for carnapping, illegal detention

Published Sep 10, 2025 04:40 pm
Three of the four suspects in the carnapping and serious illegal detention incident were arrested by joint forces of the Bulacan police on Monday, September 8. One of the suspects, a woman, voluntarily surrendered to the Baliwag City police. (Photo from Bulacan PPO)
Three of the four suspects in the carnapping and serious illegal detention incident were arrested by joint forces of the Bulacan police on Monday, September 8. One of the suspects, a woman, voluntarily surrendered to the Baliwag City police. (Photo from Bulacan PPO)
Three of the four suspects allegedly involved in a case of serious illegal detention and carnapping in San Rafael, Bulacan, last Saturday, Sept. 6, were arrested by police on Monday, Sept. 8.
The arrested suspects were identified as “Boss J,” “Kulas,” and “Nap.” A fourth suspect, a woman known by the alias “Nic,” voluntarily surrendered to the Baliwag City police.
According to a report submitted by Lt. Col. Protom E. Guevarra, San Rafael police chief, to Col. Angel Garcillano, Bulacan police director, the victim, 42, a transport service driver from Taguig City, was booked by three men and a woman in Baliwag City through a ride-hailing application.
Upon arriving in Marilao, the victim said the suspects forcibly took his Toyota Innova and, while blindfolded, brought him to Traveller’s Inn in Brgy. San Roque, San Rafael, where he was detained.
The victim managed to escape by jumping from the second floor of the building, sustaining a leg injury. He was assisted by hotel staff, who immediately called the police.
Police said the woman who surrendered admitted her participation in the crime and identified her accomplices.
Following her statement, joint forces from San Rafael, Baliwag, Marilao, and the Bulacan Police Intelligence Unit conducted a follow-up operation in Brgy. Barangca, Baliwag City, where one of the suspects was arrested.
The operatives then proceeded to Bustos, where the two remaining suspects were apprehended. A caliber .38 revolver with four live bullets was recovered from one of them.
The stolen vehicle was reportedly sold to an unidentified buyer through a certain Bernardo of Quezon City for P150,000. Personnel from the Highway Patrol Group are exerting efforts to recover the vehicle.
The three male suspects are now in the custody of the San Rafael police, and cases are being prepared against them for violating R.A. 10883 (New Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016), Article 268 of the Revised Penal Code (serious illegal detention), and Article 308 of the RPC (theft).
Col. Garcillano commended the swift and coordinated action of the police from San Rafael, Baliwag, Marilao, and the PIU Bulacan, which led to the quick resolution of the case.
Meanwhile, Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Peñones Jr., Central Luzon police regional director, said the operations highlight the efficiency of coordinated policing and their commitment to bringing criminals to justice.

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