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London attack is latest in which vehicles are used as weapon

LONDON — When an attacker plowed a vehicle into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge on Wednesday, it was the latest in a string of incidents in which drivers used their vehicles as weapons. READ: At least 2 dead…

Road rage suspect in Cebu City surrenders to regional police

CEBU CITY—It took a top Palace official’s intervention to bring in a road rage suspect here, scion of one of the city’s wealthiest families, in a surrender arrangement that caught city police and officials by surprise. While…

Cebu shooting suspect staying in police official’s office

CEBU CITY — It apparently pays to have someone from Malacañang to facilitate a surrender. While most Cebuanos were sleeping, Cebu road rage suspect David Lim Jr. turned himself over to Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of…

PNP chief says no warrant needed to get David Lim Jr.

CEBU CITY—No warrant is needed to capture road rage suspect David Lim Jr., scion of one of the city’s wealthiest families, because police are on a “hot pursuit operation,” the chief of the Philippine National Police said.…

Rookie lady cop killed in ambush

A personal grudge was being eyed as the motive in the killing of a rookie policewoman who was ambushed as she was driving home on Sunday night in Manila. PO1 Jorsan Marie Alafriz, a member of the…

Mustang gives ATM fraud suspects away

CEBU CITY—Three Romanian nationals tagged as suspects in the hacking of an automated teller machine (ATM) in a Philippine government-owned bank had given themselves away with one of the most easily visible means crime suspects could betray…

Mayor accompanies cops in search of road rage shooting suspect

CEBU CITY — Police officers, accompanied by Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, raided on Sunday night a condominium unit and a house in Maria Luisa Subdivision in Cebu City in search of the scion of a Filipino-Chinese…

Chinese man shot dead after road chase

A Chinese man was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen who chased and sideswiped his sport utility vehicle in Parañaque City on Tuesday night. Ben Chua, a resident of Binondo, Manila, died from multiple gunshot wounds inside…

Murder raps await ‘poker high roller’ in road rage slay

As soon as the police showed him a photo of Fredison Atienza, Michael Mendoza—the older brother of road rage victim Anthony Mendoza—burst into tears. “That’s him. [I’m] 101 percent sure,” Michael said.  “The incident flashed back to…

Mandaue traffic enforcers seize fake licenses in two weeks

Traffic enforcers in Mandaue City are strictly inspecting credentials of apprehended drivers after the enforcers caught in two weeks five drivers with fake licenses. Glenn Antigua, Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) chief for operations, said they…

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