DIPOLOG CITY (Mindanao Examiner / June 8, 2013) – Police arrested six people who allegedly took a hand bag of shopper in Dipolog City in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga del Norte, police said Saturday.
Police said the suspects, believed to be part of a robbery gang, were arrested after a security camera recorded the crime inside the Dipolog Center Mall where they took the bag of Rosalie Pagasian, 40, from Roxas town also in the province.
It said the woman was shopping with her husband Noel Pagasian, 42, when they lost the bag which was placed in a pushcart.
The couple sought the help of the mall security and they were able to identify the suspects from the security video and phoned the police to report the crime.
Policemen led by Senior Inspector Rolando Matinong tracked down the suspects at a flea market and arrested them one by one.
The suspects have been identified by the police as Felicisimo Bacalso, 68; Jofel Bacalso, 31; Johnver Dela Cruz, 22; Carla Natividad, 34; Fe Piñon, 52; Victoria Bacalso, 60; all of Kolambogan town in Lanao del Norte province.
Police said it recovered the woman’s bag containing cell phones, money and important documents. It was not immediately known whether the couple would file criminal charges against the gang. (Mindanao Examiner)
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