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Posted on Apr 27 2001
Guard attacked for no apparent reason
A security guard on duty at the 99 Cents Supermarket in Garapan early Thursday morning complained to police he was attacked by a man for unknown reasons.
Victim Shah Alam Khan, 33, told authorities the suspect, Mario O. Sablan, descended from his vehicle, ran towards him, and allegedly started assaulting him.
The 24-year-old man reportedly did so by grabbing him in the nose area.
Mr. Sablan, a resident of As Lito, was spotted by police later that day near within the Commonwealth Health Center grounds.
He was then arrested for charges of assault and battery.
Teen nabbed for alcohol use
A passenger of a vehicle that was pulled over for illegally changing lanes along Beach Road was booked to the juvenile detention on charges of minor consuming alcohol and illegal possession of controlled substance.
The driver of the vehicle reportedly fled the scene to escape police arrest.
The arrestee, Lodrigo F. Castro from San Roque was found by police to be intoxicated with alcohol. When the 19-year-old admitted his age to the police officer, he was immediately taken under custody for consuming alcohol below the legal drinking age.
Further, authorities also found green leafy substances, possibly marijuana, under the possession of the suspect.
Mr. Castro was also charged with illegal possession of controlled substance.
More alleged ice users at Hopwood uncovered
Hopwood Junior High School administrators turned over to police another set of students allegedly caught smoking marijuana.
The male juveniles, a bunch of 15 and 14-year-olds, were caught engaging in the act Wednesday afternoon by HJHS Vice Principal Brenda Haddox.
The school official immediately brought the students to the principal’s office where they were submitted for disciplinary action.
A pack of cigarettes were also confiscated from the students’ possession.
This, along with a burnt wrapper which reportedly contained green leafy substances.
The items were seized by police for evidence.
The teenagers were brought to the juvenile detention center to be processed and detained.
