3 young carnappers arrested in Abra town

BANGUED, Abra – Three alleged carnappers were successively arrested by local police here after they reportedly took a blue Rusi motorcycle parked near the public market around 6 p.m. Monday.   

Chief Supt. Benjamin B. Magalong, regional police director, identified the suspects as Franklin Gerandoy  Brazas, 21,of Nagtipulan, Lagangilang, Abra and presently residing at Linasin, Zone 1, Bangued; Jonathan Cati  Castañeda, 18 of Linasin Zone 1, Bangued and Emmanuel  Cati Molina, 19, also of  Linasin.              

Police investigation showed Dion  Bilgera Domingo, 22, also of Linasin parked his Rusi motorcycle in front of the Bangued public market and after a while, he noticed that his motorcycle was driven by the suspects that tried to speed away.

Domingo chased them until he was able to grab Brazas that caused the motorcycle to topple down and with the aid of a security guard,Brazas was arrested while the two others escaped from the scene.   

In a follow up police operation, Castañeda and Molina were arrested inside the Abra School Institute of Science and Technology compound, Zone 3, Bangued, Abra through the cooperation of Brazas who provided the law enforcers vital information on their whereabouts.