TAGUM City, Davao del Norte--Five members of the notorious "Sukarap Gang" are
facing charges before the City Prosecutor’s Office after they were arrested by
authorities for alleged involvement in the series of motornapping incidents
here.
The Tagum City Police filed a robbery case
against Ekcel Artajo Valdueza, 18, Richard Taganahan Allan, 22, and three other
suspects who are minors for allegedly stealing the motorcycle of Apolinar
Paraiso last October 12, 2017 in front of a bakery store in Barangay Apokon.
According to the local police, after the victim
reported his complaint, a group from their station together with the agents
from Tagum’s Finest, a special task force for security in the city, conducted a
joint hot-pursuit operation which resulted to the recovery of two stolen motorcycles and the apprehension of the five suspects.
Two units of Honda Wave 100 were recovered in
Barangay Cuambugan particularly in the shop of Taimi Socorro as stated in the
initial report of the police.
The police likewise revealed that the members of
Sukarap Gang are behind some of the related incidents of crime in the city,
including the midnight holdup of government employees last month along the JV
Ayala Avenue, in front of the New City Hall. The perpetrators were then
arrested in a follow-up manhunt.
Meanwhile, Valdueza and Allan are currently
detained in the City Jail as their case undergoes proceeding while the
apprehended minors were turned over to the Regional Rehabilitation Center for
Youth (RRCY) for proper custody, being tagged as Children In Conflict with the
Law (CICL).
On the other hand, Police Sr. Insp. Cosme Masepequina, head
of Tagum’s Finest, reminded the people of Tagum City to take double care of
their belongings especially of their cars and motorcycles, underscoring that
the police alone cannot guarantee the safety of the countless vehicles parked
all over the city thus requiring a mutual effort from the community and the
authorities.
“Ang trabaho sa police mao man jud ang
mag-protekta sa property sa atong katawhan, pero before ana atong i-secure una,
mismo kita -- atong kaugalingon, ang atong kabtangan,” urged Masepequina.
“Expect nga gamay na lang ni nga panghitabo kay
nangadakpan na ang mga suspetsado, pero dili ta magkumpyansa kung mahimo
palitan nato ug kadena ug lain (security tools) ang atong motor. Kita una ang
magbantay sa atong propredad,” Masepequina added. Roy Banias/ CIO Tagum
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| Police Sr. Insp. Cosme Masepequina, head of Tagum’s Finest, confronts the suspects of the recent motornapping incident who are members of the Sukarap Gang in Tagum City. The gangsters, including three minors, were charged with a robbery case by the Tagum City Police for allegedly stealing a motorcycle last Oct. 12, 2017. The police also revealed that other members of the same gang were behind the perpetration of other related crimes in the city including a series of hold-up and robbery. Contributed photo/Tagum's Finest |
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