Tarlac cops gun down fleeing motorcycle thieves

By Nelson Bolos

TARLAC CITY – Two unidentified “motornappers” were killed in an armed encounter with the police while fleeing with a stolen motorcycle at Barangay Binauganan here around Wednesday around 3:30 a.m.

Supt. Luis Ventura Jr., the newly assigned head of Tarlac Police Provincial Office Intelligence Branch bared this in a report to 

Tarlac Police Provincial Director Senior Supt. Ritchie Medardo Posadas, Ventura said the two motornappers were chased by his police intelligence personnel after receiving report that a motorcycle was stolen at Barangay Paraiso.

“Hinabol sila mula Mac Arthur Highway pero nang abutan sila sa by-pass road sa barangay Binauganan, pinutukan nila ang ating mga operatiba. Doon sila nagkamali, dahil mas sanay bumaril ang ating mga pulis,” said Ventura.

This city was recently plagued by several cases of motornapping which a police source said were committed “most probably by drug addicts and pushers”.

As of this writing, the 2 remained unidentified and their remains were brought to Lotus Memorial Homes here.

One was described as around 5’6” in height, medium built, around 25 to 28 years old and wearing white shirt and denim pants.

The other was around 30 to 35 years, more or less, 5’ 2”, in black shirt and maong pants.

An unmarked Cal.38 pistol with three bullets and a Cal. 22 were recovered at shootout area by police. Three plastic sachets of shabu were also found from the pocket of one of the slain motornappers.