Parolee lands back in jail

A recently freed parolee found himself back in jail after he was found in possession of deadly weapons in the wee hours of the morning last Tuesday in Malabon.

Also arrested by barangay tanods led by Rene Mercado of the Barangay (Longos) Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) with Joel Catapal, 30, a native of Barangay Buri, Palo, Leyte and a resident of Pampano street, Longos, Malabon were his companions Journey de la Cruz, 26, a native of Palompon, Leyte and resident of Rolling Hills, Quezon City and Arvin Corpuz, 19, of Barangay 3, Sangandaan, Caloocan City.

PO3 Rommel Habig, officer-on-case, said Catapal was later found out to be a parolee from the Bureau of Corrections previously convicted for highway robbery, but released for good behavior last May 22.

Recovered from the suspects were three knives, an 11-inch, 9 1/2-inch and 9-inch, respectively; a plastic replica of a caliber .38 caliber revolver and a 7-inch icepick.

Records showed the barangay watchmen were conducting a visibility patrol when they chanced upon the suspects at around 3:30 a.m. acting suspiciously in a dark area in the barangay known to be an ambush site for robberies and holdups.

When frisked as a standard procedure, the suspects yielded the deadly weapons. – Jerry Botial