2 armed men nabbed at home
The arrested suspects were identified as Manuel Ong Jr., 47 years old; and Jonathan Castaño, 46
Two men were arrested by the police through the serving of an arrest warrant at dawn yesterday at Liwayway corner Hippodromo streets in Barangay Olympia, Makati City.
The nabbed suspects were identified as Manuel Ong Jr., 47 years old; and Jonathan Castaño, 46. Ong was collared inside his house.
Reports said Ong was monitored and placed under surveillance for his alleged involvement in the rampant theft of steel grating inlets in Makati City.
He yielded a .38 caliber revolver which he allegedly used in committing his crimes. Judge Robert Victor Marcon of Branch 3 of the Makati City Family Court issued the warrant against Ong.
Castaño was also at the house of Ong during the service of the warrant. When frisked by lawmen, he was found in possession of a 9mm pistol inside his body bag.
The suspects were detained at the Makati City police custodial center.