Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A garbage collector sought the help of police here after three thieves stole his electronic bike (e-bike) in Brgy. Mambaling on Tuesday, July 16.
The victim, identified as Eduardo Cantal, 49, a resident of Brgy. Basak San Nicolas, filed a complaint before the Mambaling Police Station after he saw thieves carting away his e-bike.
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In an interview, Cantal said he and his friend were on their way to a junkshop to sell scrap metal around 3 a.m. on Tuesday.
At that time, he let his friend use his e-bike to transport scrap metal, parking it a few meters from the junk shop.
Suddenly, his companion yelled, and Cantal saw him chasing three people who had taken his e-bike. Cantal followed, but they couldn’t catch the thieves in Brgy. Mambaling’s narrow streets.
Cantal then filed a police complaint, hoping to get his e-bike back. /clorenciana