crime

Van driver pleads not guilty in robbery, rape of QC riders

The driver of a passenger van accused of raping and robbing female passengers last year pleaded not guilty in his arraignment before a Quezon City court on Thursday. More than a year after his alleged crime, Wilfredo…

Uber driver charged with raping teen passenger in Australia

BRISBANE, Australia — An Uber driver has been charged with raping a 16-year-old passenger in the eastern Australian city of Brisbane. He’s the second driver from the ride-hailing service to be charged with sexually assaulting a passenger…

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…

QC couple caught selling fake LTO license plates

The Quezon City Police District on Wednesday arrested a couple who were caught selling counterfeit license plates and documents supposedly issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). Jahaziel Alcantara, 32, and Kristine Nemenzo, 22, were allegedly selling the fake…

MMDA-backed tow crew leader sues OMB agent

A complaint has been filed in the Quezon City prosecutor’s office against an agent of the Optical Media Board (OMB) who allegedly berated and showed his gun to a member of a towing team during an operation…

MMDA to sue bus personnel who mauled its men

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is bent on filing charges against the bus driver and conductor who attacked three traffic constables for apprehending them on Edsa on Monday. Jojo Garcia, MMDA chair Danilo Lim’s chief of…

QC road rage suspect snubs all preliminary hearings

Fredison Atienza, the suspect in a road rage killing in Quezon City earlier this year, was again a no-show in the preliminary investigation of the murder case filed against him on Monday. The 45-year-old Atienza, who, according…

Volvo-driving, condo-living ‘communist hit man’ back in jail for drugs

An alleged member of the communist hit squad Alex Bongcayao Brigade (ABB), who was freed last year after a decade in detention, was thrown back in jail after being arrested in an antidrug operation on Friday, according…

Schumacher family blackmailer sentenced in Germany

BERLIN, May  18, 2017 (AFP) – A blackmailer threatened to kill the children of stricken Formula One legend Michael Schumacher unless paid 900,000 euros ($1 million). The man, who cannot be named, has been ordered to seek…

Car mows down Times Square pedestrians for blocks, killing 1

NEW YORK— A man steered his car onto a sidewalk running through the heart of Times Square and mowed down pedestrians for three blocks Thursday, killing a teenager, then emerged from his wrecked vehicle wild-eyed and waving…

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