BACOLOD City – Police arrested a man who was accused of stealing a fighting cock in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
The 20-year-old Joseph Academia of Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City was caught after the 63-year-old Lilia Vargas of Barangay Hilamonan, Kabankalan City complained him to the police.
Vargas filed a theft charge against Academia, who she accused of stealing a game fowl around 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday.
Vargas said and her family were asleep at the time but were awakened by the barking of dogs.
She added that when they looked outside the window, they saw Academia cutting the rope of tied around the fighting cock’s leg.
They then informed the police who responded to the area and caught Academia.
Academia was detained at the Kabankalan City police station lockup facility./PN
