Alleged thief shot dead in Tondo An allegedly notorious thief was gunned down by an unidentified man in Tondo, Manila on Friday evening. Police identified the fatality as “Lilibeth Tomboy”, around 40 to 45 years old, fair complexion, 5 feet tall, with no permanent address. She sustained gunshot wounds in her right eye and in the back of her head. Investigation showed the victim was walking along the alley of Gate 17 Parola Compound Area D Barangay 20, Tondo Manila when the residents in the area heard a gunshot at around 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 25. According to Margie Tabaloc, a convenience store owner, she was busy cooking dinner inside their house when she heard someone shouting “Ate! Ate!” shortly followed by a sound of a gunshot. Tabaloc immediately rushed to look outside the window and saw the body of a woman lying on her back in a pool of blood. Case investigator PO2 De Guzman said that Tabaloc claimed that the victim was a notorious thief in their neighborhood. (Erma Edera) 3 arrested in Marikina drug bust Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Marikina City Friday night. Police identified the suspects as Mohammar Ganda, 25; Beverly Bon, 46; and her son Michael Ordanes—all are residents of Barangay Tumana, Marikina City. Investigation revealed that the members of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) conducted a buy-bust sting along Singkamas Street in Barangay Tumana at around 9:15 p.m. The operation was conducted against a certain Raizen who was later identified as Ganda. Police said they were able to purchase P500 worth of suspected shabu from Ganda who, at the time of the operation, was accompanied by Bon and her son Michael. Recovered were eight sachets of suspected shabu, a coin purse, and the buy-bust money. Prior to the arrest of the trio, the police received a report Friday afternoon of the alleged illegal drug activities of Ganda in the area. The suspects are now detained and will be charged for violating RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. (Jhon Aldrin Casinas) Man who wants to quit from drug running stabbed to death at Baseco Compound A 19-year-old man who wanted to quit as an illegal drug runner was stabbed to death by two men in Baseco Compound Port Area, Manila on Friday, police said. The police identified the victim as Jerwin Reyes, 19, jobless, and resident of Gasangan, Baseco Compound, Port Area, Manila. He died on the spot after sustaining stabbed wounds on his neck and head. The suspects, who remain at large, were identified as Elino Cabarles Jr., and alias “Danilo” who was said to have tattoos on different parts of his body-- both are around 28 to 35 years old and residents of Manila. Investigation showed that the victim was with his live-in-partner, Rowena Lansarote, when Danilo called Reyes to talk to him inside his house at around 11:00 a.m. on Jan. 25 at Baseco Compound Port Area, Manila. Lansarote said that he accompanied Reyes going to the suspect’s house. While inside the small shanty, Cabarles hit the suspect by a hard object on his head. When Reyes fell, the suspects stabbed the victim on the left side of his neck using a screw driver. Case investigator PO3 Dennis Suba of the Manila Police District Homicide Section said that the victim wanted to quit as an illegal drug runner. However, Cabarles learned about his plan so Danilo instructed him to take the victim inside their house. The suspects immediately fled on foot and escaped towards an unknown direction. The body was transferred to Archangel Funeral Homes for autopsy and safekeeping. Follow-up investigation is now underway to apprehend the suspects. (Erma Edera) Uncle faces murder charges for 12-year-old girl's killing The uncle of the 12-year-old girl who was found dead with her throat slit in Caloocan City on Thursday will be facing murder charges after he was found to be the one behind the killing. Senior Superintendent Restituto Arcangel, Caloocan City Police chief, identified the suspect as Reynaldo Urbano, 43, jeepney driver. Urbano is the brother of the victim's mother. Arcangel said they are eyeing rape as the suspect's motive for killing Mhyrraquel Singson. Singson was found dead with her throat slit by their house helper at about 3 p.m. on Thursday. The victim also had a wound on her left side where the suspect may have pointed a kitchen knife, Arcangel said. "Sinabi ko sakanya, 'ginanon mo 'yung bata kasi gusto mong rape-in, 'di ba?' Hindi siya umimik (I asked him, 'you did that to the kid because you wanted to rape her, right?' He did not reply)," he said. Arcangel said they still do not have direct evidence against Urbano, but there is a big chance that he did the crime. "Sa circumstancial evidence na meron kami sakanya, malaki talaga ang probability na siya ang gumawa (With the circumstantial evidence that we have, there is a big probability that he is the one who did the crime)," he said. He said Urbano confessed to killing Singson during interrogation because of his "extreme anger" for her father. However, the police cannot use this as evidence since the suspect gives out "inconsistent" statements. In a previous interview with PCP Commander Harold Melgar, he said the suspect only took a bath at Singson's house and left at about 2:30 p.m. But during interrogation, Urbano said he took a bath after he did the crime to wash off the victim's blood, Arcangel said. Arcangel also said that the house helper saw Urbano open the house with Singson's keys. Urbano reportedly said that the door was unlocked. She then saw Urbano leave the keys by the sofa. "Ang tanong, baket nasa kanya 'yung susi nung bata? (The question is, why does he have the child's key?)" he said. "And why did he leave the keys by the sofa? To make it appear as if the door was open the whole time. To make it appear that other people entered the house. " Urbano also confessed to using drugs "from time to time," Arcangel bared. He added that the two cell phones that were reported missing from the house may have been taken by Urbano "purposely to mislead investigators." The Northern Police District Scene of the Crime Operatives (NPD-SOCO) lifted some fingerprints from the crime scene. The results will be released after 10-15 days, Arcangel said. The suspect is now being held at the Caloocan City Jail. (Minka Klaudia Tiangco) Plumber arrested for stealing plumbing materials A plumber was arrested after he allegedly stole plumbing materials from a construction site he was working at by hiding the items inside his shoe and bag in Mandaluyong City Friday night. Police identified the suspect as John Paul Bronsal, 24, a native of Ilocos Sur and currently residing at Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City. Investigation showed that at around 8:30 p.m. Friday, the security guard of a construction site where a residential tower is being built conducted a routine inspection on construction workers leaving the site. Police said the security guard inspected Bronsal and found two brass floor drains from his small bag. The bag was wrapped with his used clothes. Further inspection also resulted in the discovery of a brass gate valve hidden inside the safety shoes of Bronsal, police said. The recovered items were estimated to cost around P8,800. Bronsal is now detained and will be charged with a case of Theft. (Jhon Aldrin Casinas) Chinese nat'l robbed, stabbed inside cab A night ride home by a Chinese man turned bloody after he was robbed before being stabbed by two unidentified men who boarded his cab in Pasay City, police reported yesterday. The victim was identified as Ye Han Chai, 21, residing at the Solaire Resort and Casino, Aseana, Parañaque City. Chai is currently recuperating from his injuries at the San Juan De Dios Hospital Investigation showed that the incident occurred at around 2 in the morning on Friday, along EDSA Extension, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. According to the victim, prior to the incident, he was with his friend and the two of them had dinner at the Chengdu Story, a Chinese restaurant located at Monarch Park Suites Aseana Business Park, Bradco Avenue, Parañaque City. After their meal, he boarded a cab and told the driver to take him to the Solaire Hotel and Casino, Parañaque City. But instead of bringing him to the hotel, he was brought to the Mall of Asia complex where two cohorts of the driver were waiting. There, police said that the suspects who were wearing black shirts and jackets took the victim's money and cellular phones at knifepoint. Afterwards the suspects proceeded to stab him at the right side of his stomach, and on his right and left thigh. He was left for dead by the suspects. The case is still under investigation. (Dhel Nazario) Drug bust bags partners for peddling shabu in Pateros A couple was arrested by anti-drug operatives in a buy-bust operation Friday night in Pateros, yielding thousands worth of illegal drugs. The two were identified by police as Manny Mariano, 45; and Melissa Dumapid, 35; both residents of Mariano St. Brgy. Ususan, Taguig City. Investigation showed that the operation was launched at around 7:30 in the evening at Barangay San Roque, Pateros, Metro Manila. According to the report, an undercover police officer successfully purchased one medium-sized transparent plastic sachet containing suspected shabu from the suspect Mariano. During the arrest, police seized a large transparent plastic sachet containing suspected shabu weighing more or less 100 grams from Mariano, and one small plastic sachet of shabu from Dumapid. The confiscated illegal drugs has an estimated street value of P250,000. Police also recovered the P7,500 marked money and P3,000 worth of drug money from the suspects. The confiscated pieces of evidence will be brought to the Crime Lab Office for examination while the two suspects will be facing drug-related charges. (Dhel Nazario) Beautician shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen Police are now investigating the possible motive behind the killing of a 50-year-old beautician who was shot dead by men on motorcycle while driving her car in front of a public market in Quezon City, Friday night. Members of Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit identified the victim as Consuelo Go, a resident of Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Based on the initial investigation of Quezon City Police Station 3, Go was driving her orange Toyota Vios with plate number WOB-440 along Tandang Sora Avenue toward Quirino Highway around 9 p.m. Upon reaching the corner of Mindanao Avenue in front of a public market, two men riding a red motorcycle appeared on the left side of the victim's car. The back rider, described by witnesses to be wearing a white helmet and a red jacket, suddenly pulled out his handgun and shot the victim repeatedly through the window of the driver's seat. Although wounded, Go was still able to drive her car for at least 85 meters away before it rammed into another car parked near a convenience store where she died on the spot. Responding officers recovered in the crime scene four empty shells from an unknown type of firearm. Police said Go suffered from multiple gunshot wounds on her left jaw, neck, and left side of the body. Further investigation is still ongoing to shed light on the incident. (Alexandria San Juan) Cop involved in robbery-extortion shot, killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen A police officer who was arrested in 2017 for robbery-extortion was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen while on his way home from his duty near a fast food restaurant in Quezon City, Friday afternoon. Investigators of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the slain policemen as PO1 Crispin Cartagenas, 41, a resident of Barangay Valencia, who succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds on his body. It appears that Cartagenas was assigned to the Headquarters and Service Unit of QCPD. According to a witness, she was waiting for a ride in front of a fast food restaurant on the corner of Kamias Road and Kalayaan Avenue in Barangay Pinyahan at past 5 p.m. when she saw the victim on board his motorcycle being followed by two armed men also on a motorbike. After passing by the restaurant, the back rider pulled out his handgun and repeatedly shot the victim on his body which killed him on the spot. The victim lost control of his motorbike and fell on the ground while the gunmen hurriedly fled the scene toward EDSA. Responding emergency team from the Quezon City Risk Reduction and Management Office rushed the victim to East Avenue Medical Center where he was declared dead on arrival. Further police investigation showed that Cartagenas was arrested in June 2017 following a robbery-extortion incident in July 2016. Aside from criminal charges, the QCPD also initiated administrative cases of Grave Misconduct, Grave Neglect of Duty for failure to attend court hearings, and Grave Neglect of Duty for being absent without official leave from Aug. 17 to Sept. 2, 2016. Cartagenas entered police service in December 2007 and was assigned to the QCPD after his basic training in 2008. He was with the District Public Safety Battalion in 2010, Batasan Police Station (PS-6) in 2011, Cubao Police Station (PS-7) in 2013, Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDU) as detective in 2014, then the District Headquarters Support Unit in June 10, 2015. He was also assigned to Anonas Police Station (PS-9) as an anti-illegal drugs operative in December 1, 2015, before he was finally re-assigned again to the DHSU in August 2016 after his involvement in the robbery-extortion. QCPD director, Chief Superintendent Joselito Esquivel Jr., said he has ordered thorough investigation on the incident to identify the gunmen and the motive behind the killing. (Alexandria San Juan)