- Bystander helps candle vendor apprehend robber in Calinan
AN ALLEGED snatcher was arrested when a bystander intervened as the suspect was wrestling with a candle vendor for her expensive necklace outside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Datu Abing Street, Calinan District, around 9:40 a.m. on Nov. 14.
According to the report, alias Jimson, 32, married, and a resident of Purok 10, Barangay Los Amigos, Tugbok District, pretended to buy a candle from the 61-year-old victim before suddenly grabbing her necklace.
However, the victim managed to grab hold of the suspect’s arm and they wrestled for a bit. A bystander then jumped in to subdue Jimson.
Responding police officers, led by Patrolman Dante III Comendador, apprehended the suspect and recovered the stolen Thailand Gold Necklace, valued at P80,000, and a black Honda 125 XRM motorcycle registered to the suspect’s name.
The DCPO is preparing a theft charge (snatching) against the arrested suspect, which will be filed in court through summary inquest proceedings.
The victim was subsequently treated for her minor injuries. Meanwhile, the bystander’s name wasn’t revealed by the police.
Photo courtesy of DCPO
