A man was arrested for shoplifting a popular and pricey liquor at the S&R warehouse club in Muntinlupa on April 2.
The Muntinlupa police identified the suspect as Jay-r Layan, 33, who is allegedly listed on S&R’s gallery of shoplifters.
The suspect (Photo from Muntinlupa police/SPD)
The two bottles of Remy Martin recovered from the suspect (Photo from Muntinlupa police/SPD)
Layan was arrested by security guards at the S&R branch in Alabang at about 5 p.m.
The police said that security officer-in-charge Romeo Orua was conducting a routine roving when he saw the suspect enter the S&R Alabang branch.
He discreetly followed the suspect and caught him in the act of putting items in his waist and hurriedly run outside without paying.
Orua and Lowelyn Ruallo of the S&R internal security chased the suspect and arrested him. Recovered from his possession were two bottles of Remy Martin worth P21,298.
Layan and the recovered items were brought to the S&R security office and later to the Barangay Ayala Alabang police substation for investigation.
The Muntinlupa police will file a complaint of theft against Layan before the Muntinlupa City Prosecutor’s Office.