Police nabs armed drainage cover thief in the City of Baliwag
Mon Lazaro October 26, 2023 at 10:31 AM
CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — A thief armed with two knives was apprehended by police operatives in Baliwag City on Tuesday (October 24).
Reports reaching Col. Relly Arnedo, Bulacan police director, said the 42-year-old suspect allegedly tried to steal a metal drainage cover at a former gasoline station in Barangay San Jose in the said city.
However, a witness reported the incident to the local police who quickly responded and quickly arrested the suspect.
Police recovered the metal drainage cover, two kitchen knives and an open wrench.
The suspect is now facing theft charges and concealing of deadly weapons in relation to the Omnibus Election Code.
Photo: Bulacan Police PIO