Lieutenant Colonel Elias Tait, this town’s chief of police, said a concerned citizen informed them through phone call that two suspicious individuals were spotted inside the compound of a hardware store.
The duo were allegedly seen forcibly entering the abandoned container van owned by Unimax Steel Structure and Construction Corporation in Barangay San Jose Malino.
“Our personnel immediately responded to the said call and upon arrival, they caught the two suspects in the act of taking away an airconditioner, demolition hammer, electric bell and assorted electrical accessories,” he said
The suspects were later identified as Erwin Sanchez and Kim Patrick Deasis, residents of Barangay Pangatlan and San Jose Malino here.
Sanchez and Deasis were arrested and charged theft.
The stolen items were recovered by the town police and returned to the owner, Tait said.