Fugitive
American lawyer arrested in Sta. Barbara
STA. BARBARA--A fugitive American lawyer
who fled to the Philippines two years
ago after he ran afoul with the law in
his homeland was arrested by the police
in Sta. Barbara town on Tuesday
morning.
Arrested initially for violation
of Philippine Immigration laws in
Barangay Cablong, was Joseph Aldan
Arriola, who was indicted for unbailable
offenses in the United States of
America.
'Calasiao
official is assassin's new victim
CALASIAO--Assassins riding tandem on a
motor-cycle struck again. Their most
recent victim was a department head of
the municipal government.
Killed was Engineer Domingo
Ballesteros, 48, economic enterprise
officer and resident of
Malabago here while he and some of his
officemates were walking on their way to
attend a wake Tuesday afternoon in
Tesoro Street, Barangay Poblacion West
here.
4 carnappers nabbed, 2 hostages rescued
CAMP FLORENDO,
La Union-- Elements of the Urdaneta
police intercepted and arrested four
suspected kidnappers-car hijackers and
rescued their two hostages at a police
checkpoint last Thursday afternoon.
In his report to Chief Supt. Ramon
Gatan, police regional director,
Urdaneta Police Chief Rodolfo Castil
said two women held hostage by the
suspects inside the car they had
hijacked at gunpoint, were rescued.
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