A POLICEMAN from the Manila Police District (MPD) was arrested along with five other individuals for allegedly stealing and burning PLDT cable wires during a police operation the other night at the corner of Buenos Aires and Pelaez Streets in Barangay 570, Zone 56, Sampaloc, Manila.
The Manila Police District-Station 3 identified those arrested as follows: PMSgg Junnie Bantanore, 42, of MPD-Station 8 and residing on Lerma Street, Sampaloc, Manila and civilians Michelle de La Cruz, 33, scavenger, of No. 2724 Legarda St.; Jayrhold Oquindo, 41, scavenger, of No. 3402 West Vigan St.; Angelo Salazar, 29 and Jessie Sonia, 48, both construction workers, of No. 3501 Ramon Magsaysay Blvd. and Reynaldo Sta. Ana, 32, of No 2158 Gerardo Street, all of Sampaloc, Manila.
The suspects have all been charged with violation of R.A. 10515 (Anti-Cable Television and Cable Internet Tapping Act of 2013) before the Manila Prosecutor’s Office.
Initial probe said that group was involved in the theft of cable wires along Domingo Santiago Street corner Mindanao Avenue in Brgy 570, Sampaloc, at 2:05 a.m.
They were hunted down on the complaint of Alnor Datu Ito, 32, a PLDT Security Responder and resident of Tandang Sora, Brgy. Culiat. Quezon City.
Before that, PLDT personnel made a validation regarding a viral CCTV footage regarding stolen cable wires and gathered information regarding the whereabouts of two of the suspects.
Subsequently, Bantanore and two others were reportedly caught in the act of burning the said cable wires.
All three were arrested and later identified their cohorts before the police.
