Police Files
WOMAN FOUND HANGING DEAD
A 42-YEAR-OLD woman was found hanging dead in her home in barangay Duyan, Catmon town, northern Cebu.
Jocel Butac had been suffering from nervous breakdown. The victim had tried to commit suicide thrice in the past.
Police said Butac was found by her nephew suspended from the ceiling of her room with a nylon rope tied around her neck around 6 p.m. on Tuesday./REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL
BADIAN FIRE
A RECHARGEABLE flashlight left unplugged may have caused the fire that razed a warehouse in barangay Poblacion, Badian town, southwest Cebu.
Article continues after this advertisementIt was possible that the unattended flashlight caused a spark that set the warehouse on fire, said SFO4 Antonio Guzman, chief of the Moalboal fire station.
Article continues after this advertisementSchool supplies, groceries, paint and crude oil were stored in the warehouse of Botica Librando Hardware owned by Aurora Librando.
Damaged was pegged at P500,000./REPORTER RHEA RUTH V. ROSELL
MAN SHOT OVER DEBT
A MAN was shot over an unpaid debt in sitio Sombrea, barangay Lawaan II, Talisay City, yesterday morning.
Rolando Canencia, 39, was wounded in the chest and left armpit.
The gunman was identified as Ricky Tan, 22, reportedly a policeman and a resident of Mananga II, Tabunok, Talisay City, said police.
SPO1 Mikie Espina of Talisay City Police said the victim pawned his pair of shoes to Tan.
Yesterday, he wanted to get the pawned item, but he could not pay his debt. This allegedly irked Tan who said he also borrowed the money that he loaned to Canencia from a friend.
This led to an argument that led to the shooting of Canencia.
Tan fled after the incident and the police are still conducting hot pursuit operation./CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC
COPS DONATE SCHOOL THINGS
THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) donated school supplies to fire victims in barangay Luz yesterday.
Senior Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe, chief of CCPO, led the distribution of packs of school supplies to pupils.
Kareen, one of the 200 recipients, said the donation was a big help since her parents have yet to buy all the things that she needs for school.
Buenafe said some Cebu City policemen and private sponsors donated cash to purchase the school supplies.
More than 300 houses were razed when a fire struck barangay Luz last May 11./CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGON
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