‘Acetylene gang’ eyed in heist

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Two members of the so-called “Acetylene gang” are being eyed in the P2.5-million robbery of a pawnshop here last Sunday, police said.

Senior Superintendent Edgardo Ordaniel, acting city police chief, yesterday said several witnesses have identified the two suspects based on the facial sketches and pictures released by the National Bureau of Investigation.

Ordaniel said they are readying robbery charges against the two suspects who ransacked the Prenda Negrense Pawnshop and Jewelry Store.