crime

C5 hit-and-run downs Taguig boy

A 15-year-old boy on a bike sustained head injuries in a hit-and-run incident in Taguig City early Thursday. The victim was identified as Randel Delos Reyes, a Grade 10 student at Sen. Rene Cayetano Science and Technology…

‘Picky’ car theft gang falls

Authorities busted the other day a car theft gang targeting a particular type of vehicle after police operatives followed some gang members who had just taken a Mitsubishi L300 van as it was parked in Barangay Holy…

‘Hulidap’ cops simply left court to escape, says lawyer

Five of the 10 policemen facing criminal charges for the September 2014 Edsa “hulidap” case disappeared while in the middle of their last court hearing, shortly after the judge announced the issuance of warrants for their arrest.…

Suspect shoots woman driver

A female tricycle driver in Pasay City ended up in the hospital on Monday after she was shot by a robbery suspect who thought she was a police informant. The police said Julie Ann  Luberia sustained gunshot…

Soldier takes 30 bus passengers hostage

DEL GALLEGO, Camarines Sur—An Army soldier in full battle gear, reportedly incensed by suspicions his wife was cheating on him, held over 30 passengers of a Manila-bound Peñafrancia Tours bus hostage for four hours on Friday but…

Mayor charged with graft for selling SUV to municipal gov’t at inflated price

The Office of the Ombudsman has upheld the indictment for graft of Mayor Wilfredo Balais and Vice Mayor Virgilio Go of Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, for the allegedly anomalous purchase of a second-hand sport utility vehicle which…

‘The Notebook’ actor arrested for drunken driving

SANTA FE, United States — Actor and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard was arrested Monday on suspicion of drunken driving after a Santa Fe restaurant’s security complained about a possibly intoxicated driver. The 71-year-old Shepard told a…

Daughter of ex-PBA player faces raps for vehicular accident in Manila

A man was killed and 12 others were hurt when a vehicle driven by a daughter of former PBA player Nelson Asaytono plowed through shops and a waiting shed in Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Tuesday night. Traffic…

HPG to scour websites for stolen vehicles for sale

The Highway Patrol Group is now going online in going after car thieves attempting to sell their stolen merchandise on cyberspace. In particular, the HPG will be sifting through buy-and-sell websites to search for possibly stolen vehicles…

PNP reveals contents of car thieves’ alleged protectors’ ‘blue book’

What could be inside the “blue book” of car theft groups’ alleged protectors? As the Senate proposes to subpoena the blue book, which was formerly in the possession of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, the Highway…

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