Man nabbed for rob-try on fuel station

CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan, Philippines — A man was arrested after he allegedly tried to rob a gasoline station in San Rafael town in this province yesterday morning.

Reports said the suspect and his two companions arrived on a motorcycle at the gasoline station in Barangay Sampaloc at past 3 a.m.

The suspect approached a pump attendant and declared the robbery, but the cashier managed to call for help, according Lt. Col. Lawrence Gerald Bathan, acting chief of the San Rafael police.

Armed with a bladed weapon, the suspect tried to enter the cashier’s booth, but responding police officers arrived and arrested him.

The suspect’s companions fled on foot, leaving behind their motorcycle.

Police said they recovered from the suspect two plastic sachets containing shabu, a knife and the motorcycle.