Police identify the victim killed by a lone gunman on motorcycle in San Juan The San Juan City Police already identified the victim killed by a lone gunman on a motorcycle Thursday, but the motive behind the drive-by shooting is still unknown. In a police progress report obtained by the Manila Bulletin Friday, the victim was identified as Jaylord Sapitin, 32, of Barangay Salapan, San Juan City. “His family said that Sapitin was a cellphone technician working at Greenhills Shopping Center,” Police Senior Master Sargeant Alexander De Dumo, case investigator, told the Manila Bulletin in a text message. De Dumo added that he still has to take the statement of the victim’s family regarding the death of their kin. Meanwhile, San Juan City Police chief Police Colonel Ariel Fulo said the motive behind the shooting is still under investigation. Sapitin was shot in broad daylight by still to be identified assailant while walking along Vicente Lim Street in Barangay Little Baguio, San Juan City around 3:04 p.m. Thursday. Initial investigation showed that he was hit by a bullet of the still undetermined caliber of a firearm in the head, killing him instantly. On the other hand, the gunman, who was wearing a brown jacket and black pants, was onboard a Yamaha NMAX motorcycle with no plate number. It’s going to be challenged for the investigators to determine the identity of the killer since his face was concealed by his black helmet. After the fatal gun attack, the gunman escaped after speeding towards the direction of Jose Abad Santos Street. (Jhon Aldrin Casinas) Two carnappers nabbed by police in Marikina Two suspected carnappers, who tried to sell a stolen motorcycle, were arrested by police in an entrapment operation in Marikina City Thursday. Operatives of the anti-carnapping unit of Marikina City Police nabbed Jayson Enotacio, 30, laborer, of Barangay Cupang, Antipolo City; and Ralph Alvin Dela Cruz, 29, sales assistant, of Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina City around 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Prior to their arrest, a confidential informant reported an alleged carnapped motorcycle being sold by the duo for P10,000. Police verified that 57-year-old Nilda Tribaco filed a complaint regarding her missing Honda TMX 125cc motorcycle which was last seen parked at a gas station along Sumulong Highway in Antipolo City around 8 a.m. Wednesday. An entrapment was then set out against the duo where they met with an undercover cop who supposedly has an interest in buying the vehicle along Champagnat Street in Barangay Marikina Heights. After a short negotiation, police said they confirmed that the vehicle the two men are selling was indeed the missing motorcycle of Tribaco. She also positively identified that the motorcycle belongs to her. They were apprehended minutes later and the motorcycle was recovered. When the cops frisked them, Enotacio yielded a sachet of suspected shabu while a fam knife or “balisong” was seized from Dela Cruz, police said. They are currently detained at Marikina City Police detention cells. (Jhon Aldrin Casinas) Two tricycle thieves shot dead in shootout with police in QC Two alleged tricycle thieves died after engaging in a shootout with policemen in Novaliches, Quezon City on Friday. Investigators of Quezon City Police District Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (QCPD-CIDU) said they have yet to establish the identities of the slain suspects but described them to be in their early 30s and with tattoos on their bodies. Prior to the shootout, personnel of Novaliches Police Station (PS-4) received a report from victim Rodrigo Cruz who told them that two men forcibly took his tricycle. According to Cruz, he was in front of Sierra Vista Clubhouse along Katipunan Avenue, SB Road in Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, when the duo took his tricycle at gunpoint. At past 12 a.m. on Friday, a concerned citizen tipped off PS-4 members about two suspicious men onboard a tricycle parked at a vacant lot along Quirino Highway in Barangay Bagbag. Officers immediately went to the area to verify the report where they saw two men dismantling the side car of a tricycle that matched the description of the victim. However, the duo sensed that policemen were about to approach them, prompting them to draw their guns and fired shots resulting in an encounter. The two still unidentified men were hit by gunshots on different parts of their bodies which killed them on the spot. Authorities were able to recover Cruz's stolen Kawasaki tricycle with plate number YG5850 and body number 299 NACTODA in the crime scene. Also seized from the suspects were two caliber. 38 revolvers without serial numbers, three sachets of shabu, and a wrench believed to be used in dismantling the tricycle. (Alexandria San Juan) Woman nabbed for stealing in Malabon A woman, who allegedly stole items including several kilos of pork at a supermarket, was arrested by authorities in Malabon City on Thursday morning. The Northern Police District identified the arrested as Jean Fabian, 26, resident of Barangay Tanza, Navotas City. Police said that Fabian was arrested after around four kilos of pork spare ribs and three make-up accessories, including make-up pencils, with a total estimated value of P1,250, were caught inside her bag at around 10:50 a.m. Nick Lasado, the security guard, told the police that he saw Fabian removing the price tags of the grocery items at Malabon Citi Square Mall. This made him become suspicious of her. Lasado followed Fabian as she was leaving and stopped her for inspection. The alleged stolen items were then caught in her possession. Fabian was turned over to the mall’s security and later to the police for proper disposition. (Joseph Almer Pedrajas)