By Ronron
May 25, 2007
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has taken into custody one of the five suspects behind the hold-up resulting to homicide case that involved the deputy chief of the Makati City Police.
Supt. Franklin Mabanag, chief of the QCPD Criminal Investigation Division, said Bernardo Peralta, a native of Albay who is residing along Agham Road in Quezon City, was collared during follow-up operations by police late Thursday afternoon.
Mabanag said Peralta was positively identified by five witnesses as the one who drove the Nissan Urvan van of Supt. Joven Bocalbos after he and four of his cohorts declared a hold-up while posing as passengers of Bocalbos last Wednesday night along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.
Mabanag said Peralta matched the artist’s sketch of one of the three suspects described by three different victims/passengers.
Mabanag said it was easy to accost Peralta because is frequently seen at the FX Taxi Terminal at the corner of EDSA and Quezon Avenue. The suspect is known to others as “Sarge.”
Mabanag said Peralta is known to be a tough guy, carrying along a .357 Magnum revolver and introducing himself as an asset of a police unit.
At the time of his apprehension, Mabanag said three other men were with him. The three will also be presented to other witnesses for identification purposes.
Bocalbos died at a hospital in Makati City after he was shot by one of Peralta’s cohorts who found out that he was a policeman.
From Quezon City, the suspects commandeered Bocalbos’ van, which was also carrying 13 other passengers, up to Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City where they alighted and escaped.
Bocalbos moonlighted as a public transport driver to earn additional income to augment his income as a police officer. He is survived by his wife and three children, who are still in elementary and high school level./DMS
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