Police files

GIRL DROWNS OFF MANDAUE LAKE

A 7-YEAR-OLD girl drowned while swimming with friends in a lake in barangay Upper Tabok, Mandaue City, on Monday.

Chrislee Yocte was declared dead when she was rushed to the Mandaue District Hospital.

Police said the girl was not a strong swimmer./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS

2 HURT IN LAPU ROAD MISHAP

A TRISIKAD driver and his passenger were injured after they were hit by a car driven by a Korean in barangay Bangkal, Lapu-Lapu City.

The impact threw  Jay-R Pagobo and his passenger Julieta Silawan off the trisikad they were riding.

The accident occurred at 11:50 p.m. last Tuesday in sitio Kauswagan.

Police said the driver of the Kia Avila with plate number JCA-465 sped off after the incident.

In a follow-up operation, police found the car abandoned in Aldea Subdivision in barangay Bangkal.

Residents told police that the car was owned by a Korean.

Police will coordinate with the Land Transportation Office to identify the car owner. /CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA

MAN SHOT IN DRINKING  SPREE

A 50-YEAR-OLD man was shot and wounded while drinking with his two cousins in barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City, at dawn yesterday.

Danilo Patalinhug sustained three gunshot wounds in the body.

Police said the assailants fired at Patalinhug, who were drinking with Alberto Pagobo and Ricky Ybañez around 1 a.m.

Police said the assailants were identified as Marvin Dignos, Cocoy Tumulak and Clikly Tumulak, who fled after the shooting.

Police are still investigating the motive behind the attack./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA

BURGLARY SUSPECT NABBED

A 26-YEAR-OLD old man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a house in barangay Linao, Talisay City, southern Cebu last Monday dawn.

Police said Rex Canoneo and his two unidentified cohorts were about to load appliances into a multicab when tanods spotted them.

The tanods collared Cananeo but his two companions eluded arrest./CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC