By: KIT BAGAIPO
ARAT
Elements of the City PNP arrested at around 11:30 last night the suspect in the killing of Jack Arat, a marketing executive of the Bohol Tropics Resort Club.
The suspect is identified as one Jeffrey Garrote, 25, a resident of Maribojoc town.
Police Chief Inspector Jacinto Cesar, city police chief, said in an interview with the Chronicle last night, that Garrote was arrested following a tip from a concerned citizen that the suspect was selling one of Arat's two cellular phones which was taken from the latter after he was gunned down in cold blood in front of his residence early dawn last August 13.
A roving City PNP team spotted Garrote along Belderol Street, this city, but were able to arrest at Graham Street after the suspect eluded arrest.
According to C/Insp. Cesar, Garrote denied responsibility in the killing of Arat during an interrogation last night.
The suspect is reportedly a police character who sells stolen cellular phones, C/Insp. Cesar said.
Arat, 30, was a marketing and sales executive of Bohol Tropics Resort Club. He was shot in front of his residence along JS Torralba Street, this city.
Police said the apparent motive is robbery as Arat was divested of two expensive mobile phones and cash amounting to P15,000.
It may be recalled that City Mayor Dan Lim assured last week that police already have a shortlist of suspects in the string of shooting incidents and robberies in the city.
Mayor Lim likewise declared that starting Sept 1, he wants night spots to close by 12 midnight together with the strict imposition of the liquor ban by 10 p.m. for those without licenses as given to tourist-related establishments like hotels.
The mayor wants a barangay level imposition of the liquor ban. The 12-midnight closure of night spots will include the "Sky's The Limit" barbecue corners in the city.
Together with this is the strict imposition of curfew on minors starting at 10 o'clock in the evening.
Internet cafes will also be closely monitored and will eventually be asked to limit their business hours.
Habal-habal drivers will be checked especially those who are not owners of motorcycles but are merely renting the bikes to operate until wee hours in the morning.
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