LAMUT, Ifugao – A 17-year old teenager was arrested by combined police operatives and intelligence agents based on a warrant for carnapping in his residence at Poblacion West, here, Thursday.
Senior Superintendent Constancio Chinayog, Jr., officer-in-charge of the Ifugao Provincial Police Office, identified the arrested individual as Esteban Angihan Paldo alias “Bu-oy”, 17, single, OSY, and a resident of Poblacion West, Lamut, Ifugao.
He was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Rogelio Corpuz of the Regional Trial court (RTC) Branch 27 in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya for carnapping with a recommended bail bond of P180,000 for his temporary liberty. He is also listed as the No. 9 top most wanted person by the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in the Cagayan Valley.
The arrested individual was subsequently brought to the Lamut Municipal Police Station for documentation prior to his turnover to the issuing court for the appropriate disposition of the case filed against him.
By Dexter A. See