By Aaron Recuenco
Wrong target, wrong timing.
A 29-year old man’s attempt to steal money from motorcycle riders did not end the way he expected it to as he was caught by his two latest victims who turned out to be cops.
Supt. Socrates Faltado, spokesman of the MIMAROPA (Mindoro Oriental and Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan), said the arresting officers were able to recover the wallet of a rookie cop containing P800 from suspect Gerald Canong.
Faltado said Police Officer 1 Nuvy Remo was with PO3 Joel Sales to conduct a follow-up operation in Barangay Sicsican in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. They parked their motorcycles at around 7 a.m. near a business establishment.
But as they went back to their motorcycles, they saw a man who was busy opening the utility box of the bike owned by Remo.
Canong was reportedly too busy that he was not able to sense the arrival of the two cops. This led to his arrest.
Faltado said Canong was caught off guard as the two cops announced his arrest.
Appropriate criminal charges are now being readied against the suspect, according to Faltado.