A 25-YEAR-OLD man who allegedly carnapped a police car last Sunday was arrested by local police in Barangay West Poblacion, City of Naga at 3 p.m. today, July 2.
Recarti Cantano was arrested after police received a tip from a concerned citizen of his whereabouts.
Chief Insp. Roderick Gonzales, City of Naga acting police chief, said they will charge Cantano for carnapping.
He said that the incident started at 4:25 p.m. Sunday when police officers and local social workers led by PO2 Glen Conahap and PO1 Catherine Rose Tugaon went to Barangay Lutac to respond to an alleged domestic incident involving Cantano and his 15-year-old common-law partner.
But as police tried to bring the two to the police station, they decided to place Cantano in the front seat while his common-law partner and her mother were seated in the back to pacify them.
Cantano then suddenly hit the car's back mirror several times, prompting Conahap, who was also the driver, to try pacifying him.
But Cantano was able to take over the driver's seat and drove the car away from the responding team.
