Police authorities in La Carlota City arrested a suspected bus thief over the weekend and recovered the remaining part of the stolen cash from the vehicle’s passenger.
PSInsp. Gary Alan V. Resuma, La Carlota City Police officer-in-charge apprehended Angelo Lingco, 31, of Dela Rama St., Brgy. 2, for allegedly stealing the P44, 000 cash of Rodolfo Nonar, 42, of Brgy. Quintin Remo, Moises Padilla.
Initial investigation said, Nonar was on board a Ceres bus to Canlaon City and was in the area of Brgy. Haguimit in La Carlota City when he discovered that his money from the sale of his sugarcane and placed inside the lower pocket of his short pants was gone.
He then reported the incident to the police station and identified the suspect through the rogues’ gallery of the police. Pursuit operation by Resuma led to the apprehension of the suspect inside his live-in partner’s house at Zone 5, Brgy. Bagumbayan, Valladolid.