Man, who turned to stealing bicycles to pay off his gambling debts, lands in Talisay jail

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 52-year-old man, who was allegedly addicted to gambling, particularly, playing mahjong, ended in jail after he was caught stealing a bicycle that he pawned to raise

Noel Abaquita of Hanging Bridge, Barangay Lagtang in Talisay City, was detained at the Talisay City Police Station detention cell pending the filing of charges.

Fernando Ruiz, 22, the owner of the bicycle, called the police station after he found out that his bicycle was stolen.Police, who conducted a followup operation, arrested Abaquita in Sitio Pagla-um, Barangay Bulacao, Talisay City a few hours after the bicycle was stolen.Police also recovered from the suspect, the receipt of the pawnshop where he pawned the bicycle.He said that prior to the theft of Ruiz’s bicycle, there were three other bicycles that were stolen in the past two weeks.

 

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