
Motorcycle thief gunned down
CAMP Brig. Gen. Pantaleon Garcia, Imus City, Cavite -- A suspected motorcycle theft was killed during follow-up operation in Silang town last Wednesday.
Police said the unidentified suspect, armed with a cal. .45 pistol, was riding a stolen tricycle at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday on Bgy. Malabag, Silang.
Silang policemen received a radio report about the incident and was about to conduct a follow-up operation when the suspect passed by the area.
Policemen ordered the suspect to give up but instead fired at the officers who reurned fire, killing him on the spot. A Kawasaki motorcycle and the cal. .45 pistol of the suspect were recovered.