Suspect in dental clinic rob caught in bushes

SILANG, Cavite — One of four men who robbed a dental clinic here the other day was arrested while he was hiding in thick bushes along a creek, police said.

Police said the four, pretending to be patients, ransacked the clinic of Dr. Paulina (not Florentina) de la Peña in Barangay Tartaria here of cash, valuables and dental equipment, with a total value of about P50,000.

During the robbery, De la Peña and her assistant and niece were gagged with masking tape and tied up.

After the robbers left aboard a red taxi, De la Peña called up the police which, in turn, gave chase, forcing the four to abandon their getaway vehicle. Regino Pades was later arrested. — Rene Alviar