Authorities arrested a fellow member of the police force who was suspected of robbery in Trinidad town in Bohol.
The Provincial Intelligence Branch of the Bohol Provincial Police Office (BPPO) said the cop was identified as the perpetrator of the said robbery incident.
According to Police Col. Lorenzo Batuan, director of BPPO, they launched a hot pursuit operation after a gasoline station in the Poblacion of Trinidad was robbed of P8,000 at past noon Saturday, ABS-CBN News reported.
The suspect was arrested in Barangay Soom, still in Trinidad, after police detected his motorcycle, the report said.
Through CCTV footage and thorough investigation, they arrested the police staff sergeant who is an active member of the police force detailed at the Dauis Municipal Police Station.
“He is also allegedly involved in other robbery incidents such as in Alicia and Duero towns,” Batuan said.
Charges are being prepared against the suspect. “We are disappointed but this will serve as a warning to the police, or anyone, that we will not think twice in arresting positively identified subjects,” Batuan said.