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POLICE BRIEFS
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Posted on Jul 23 2004
Man pumps gas, speeds away without paying
Police are in search of an unidentified male who reportedly had his gas tank filled with gas and sped away without paying Wednesday afternoon.
Police report indicated that the suspect was said to have been driving a Toyota Tercel with license plate number ABV 512.
Department of Public Safety acting public information officer Captain Pete C. Muna said the suspect had $20 worth of gas pumped into his tank by the gas attendant Ronald Aguilar of Mobil Mart Gas Station in Garapan. He then told Aguilar that he was going into the mart to ìget some stuff.î
ìThe gas attendant followed the male suspect to where the car was parked just beside the gas station by the air pump machine,î he said.
“According to the gas attendant, the driver just backed up to the parking and then a few seconds later, the driver just sped away from the station, without paying for the $20 gas.”
The gas attendant immediately reported the incident to the police at about 4:49pm. (Shan Seman)
Pedestrian hurt after being hit by vehcle
A pedestrian was admitted to the Commonwealth Health Centerís Intensive Care Unit on Thursday after being hit by a vehicle.
Police report indicated that the driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old female Norean F. Sablan, said she was traveling east along a road in Koblerville and lost control of the vehicle after entering a wet spot on the road.
“She lost control of her vehicle and slid on the roadway,î said Department of Public Safety acting public information officer Captain Pete C. Muna. ìShe tried to gain control of her vehicle but was unable to do so and hit a guy walking on the side of the roadway.”
Further, Muna said Sablan indicated she was on her way to a dental appointment and ìwas not going fast.”
The male victim, 46-year-old Qing Shi Huang, sustained injuries to the head and brain. (Shan Seman)
