Wanted robber fall for swindling

The most wanted person for robbery in Bogo City has been arrested for alleged swindling in Barangay Poblacion Oriental, Consolacion town on Friday.

Police Chief Inspector Roderick Gonzalez, Chief of Consolacion police, said that Clifford Tamayo, 19, and his cohorts allegedly introduced themselves as installers of Globe Telecom to Meghan Pialago, a resident of Barangay Tugbongan, Consolacion who happens to be a Globe subscriber.

The suspects reportedly persuaded the victim to replace and upgrade her existing modem. After they got hold of Pialago's modem, they allegedly promised to return as soon as possible to install the upgraded unit. But the suspects never came back. Police found out later that the three have been blacklisted from Globe. They also learned from Bogo police that Tamayo has a pending warrant of arrest for a robbery case.

Police authorities quickly conducted a hot pursuit operation against the suspects, and later arrested Tamayo in City Mall Consolacion while his two cohorts, Niño Tamayo and Adrian Bernadez, managed to escape.

Seized from Tamayo were Globe brochures and fake identification cards, a Globe T-shirt, cable wires, a small pack of suspected shabu, and drug paraphernalia.

ILLEGAL GAMBLING

In Barangay Valladolid, Carcar City, police arrested three persons on Friday in connection with a search warrant issued against a barangay official based on records of his involvement in illegal gambling in the area.

Ryan Sagolili, 45, a barangay councilor of Valladolid, is alleged to be a coordinator of ‘swertres' and has long been operating the illegal game.

When operatives of the Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) of Cebu Provincial Police Office arrived in Barangay Valladolid to serve Sagolili with a search warrant, the councilor had already left the area.

Rochelle Bardinas, 47, Thelma Pangcoga, 60, and Aminah Pangcoga, 22, were arrested during the operation as police caught them tallying ‘swertres' sheets.

In the search conducted, police found two live ammunition of a 9mm pistol and the suspect's expired firearm license. Police also confiscated fax machines, telephone, bundles of stubs, calculator, tally sheets, logbook and cash amounting to P1,260 believe to proceeds of illegal gambling.

Bardinas, Thelma and Aminah Pangcoga are now detained at Carcar City Police Station while police continue to investigate Sagolili's whereabouts.