CEBU, Philippines – Right here’s a roundup of police tales from round Cebu on April 8, 2025.
Cebu Metropolis lodge safety guard goes amok, assaults receptionist
A safety guard at a lodge in uptown Cebu Metropolis was arrested after he alleged went amok and held a receptionist at knifepoint shortly after midnight on Tuesday, April 8.
His motives stay unclear as of this writing.
Police Colonel Enrico Figueroa, director of the Cebu Metropolis Police Workplace (CCPO), mentioned that cops arrived, Vernor Patria ran outdoors the lodge and into the highway to keep away from arrest.
Minutes after the chase began, a police officer tried to dam his manner, however Patria attacked the officer together with his knife, which prompted the latter to shoot him on the leg.
The bullet, Figueroa mentioned, ricocheted and hit the police officer on his proper arm.
Each Patria and the police officer had been dropped at the hospital for the remedy of their accidents. The 2 males had been in secure situation as they get well from their accidents. P
olice recovered a knife and a pair of scissors from Patria’s possession. | Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro
Cebu Metropolis cops probe alleged theft of Korean vacationers
Cebu Metropolis police are conducting an investigation on an alleged theft incident victimizing two Korean nationals who visited a preferred vacationer temple in Brgy. Busay at round 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 6.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, Deputy Director for Operations of the Cebu Metropolis Police Workplace (CCPO), mentioned that they wanting into whether or not the lacking bag was certainly stolen or taken by mistake.
The bag was mentioned to include money amounting to P350,000 and $90 respectively, financial institution playing cards, and passports.
Police mentioned that one of many victims positioned her bag on the ground as she was taking photographs. A nonetheless unidentified man allegedly took the bag and gave it to his feminine companion earlier than they left. | Emmariel Ares
Police nab three males, seize P74,800 ‘shabu’ in Cebu Metropolis
Three males had been nabbed whereas inside a suspected drug den in Sitio Mahayahay II, Barangay Calamba, Cebu Metropolis, on Tuesday afternoon, April 8.
The topic of the operation and alleged drug den maintainer was recognized as “Kenneth,” 36. Additionally arrested had been his helper “Christian,” 20, and taxi driver “Jeffrey,” 44, who was on the drug den throughout the buy-bust operation.
Police confiscated11 grams of suspected shabu price a minimum of P74,800.
Leia Alcantara, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Company in Central Visayas (PDEA-7), mentioned they carried out a two-week case buildup on Kenneth and found that he can eliminate 20-50 grams of unlawful medication per week. | Emmariel Ares
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