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2 robbers killed in shoot-out; 1 more arrested

TWO MOTORCYCLE-RIDING robbers preying on women on their way home were killed in a shoot-out with operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) while a third cohort was arrested. QCPD director Chief Supt. Benjardi Mantele said the group robbed a woman who had just come from a drug store and was waiting for a ride. A group of policemen chanced upon the robbers and chased them on Panay Avenue, Roxas District, PO3 Joselito Gagaza of the QCPD homicide section said. The shoot-out left two of the robbers dead while a third cohort, identified as Raymond Cruzado, was arrested. The police described one of the dead robbers as between 25 and 30 years old, 5’10” in height with a “Sputnik Tata Rey” tattoo on his right shoulder. The other man was around the same age, 5’6” in height, fair skinned and with curly hair. Nancy C. Carvajal

Alleged car thief asks court for review

AN ALLEGED member of a car theft gang has asked a Quezon City court to review his indictment for the death of car dealer Venson Evangelista. Jayson Miranda appealed to the court to conduct a judicial determination of probable cause as he insisted that there was no reason to indict him. He and the alleged leader of the gang, Roger Dominguez, were indicted for car theft with homicide for Evangelista’s abduction and murder in January. The two were arrested in Quezon City on Feb. 10 due to a traffic violation. Julie M. Aurelio