A man was arrested inside Mandaluyong City Hall on Monday after he was caught taking the cell phone of an employee who left it on her desk.
According to a report sent to Eastern Police District director, Chief Supt. Reynaldo Biay, Melanie Villanueva, a city hall employee, went to the toilet, leaving her phone behind.
A concerned citizen identified as Mark Garrido saw Jay-r Canoy taking the victim’s phone.
Garrido shouted at Canoy and chased him, resulting in the suspect’s capture and the recovery of the phone worth P12,000.
The 39-year-old Canoy, a resident of Tondo, Manila, admitted taking the cell phone, said investigator PO3 Dingdong Dominguez.
He is currently detained at the Mandaluyong City police station.
Dominguez said it was not the first time Canoy was accused of theft. —Jodee A. Agoncillo