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‘Basag-kotse’ suspect slain by Tagaytay cops

SAN PEDRO CITY – A suspected car thief was killed in a shootout with responding policemen in Tagaytay City, Cavite, early on Tuesday. Superintendent Elmer Decena, Tagaytay City police chief, said the incident happened about 1:30 a.m. along…

Carjackers preying on Grab drivers caught

Four men accused of stealing the vehicles of three Grab drivers were arrested in Pandacan, Manila, on Sunday. Senior Insp. Fernildo de Castro, head of the Manila Police District’s anticar theft unit, identified the suspects as John…

Uber driver caught selling employer’s car

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Wednesday arrested an Uber driver along with his sibling after he allegedly tried to sell his employer’s car. Dexter Tiongson, 41, and his brother Erwin, 46, were caught red-handed in…

IN THE KNOW: Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016

The new measure, which sought to repeal Republic Act No. 6539, or the Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972, was passed by the 16th Congress on May 26 and sent to the Office of the President for signature and approval…

Car thieves face longer terms under new law

In the midst of the new administration’s relentless drive against crime, a revitalized law has been added to its arsenal. A new Anti-Carnapping Act imposes jail terms up to life imprisonment, a measure that its proponent, Sen.…

3 car thieves killed in shootout

THREE suspected car thieves were killed in a shootout with policemen on Monday after they held up a taxi driver in Quezon City and took his cab. Operatives of the District Special Operation Unit (DSOU) said they…

Chase leads to arrest of car thief with ‘passion for crime’

POLICE arrested on Sunday a man believed to be behind around 20 car theft incidents in which the victims were taxi drivers tricked into leaving their vehicles unattended to do a favor for the suspect. Michael Urmeneta…

Police: Cuffed kidnap, carjack suspect fatally shoots self

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, United States — A handcuffed man shot and killed himself at a Baton Rouge hospital early Saturday after carjacking an acquaintance in New Orleans and kidnapping a second woman at gunpoint, police said. Garry…

Caloocan car theft suspect killed in ‘shootout’ with police

MANILA — Caloocan City’s eighth most wanted person was killed after he shot it out with policemen who were trying to arrest him on Sunday afternoon. Jason Ariño, a car theft suspect who was ordered arrested in…

Ex-PBA player, 4 others slapped with carnapping complaint

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)  filed a carnapping complaint against a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player and four others for allegedly defrauding more than 20 victims in the so-called rent-a-car scam. Facing a complaint for…