IN GUIDULMAN, BOHOL Demoted cop arrested for grabbing guard's gun, shooting at a house

A police officer was arrested, in a hot pursuit operation Wednesday (August 13) morning, after snatching the service gun of a security guard of a convenience store, then firing it at a house in Barangay Sawang of Guindulman, Bohol.

- Nicholas Jon Malaga/RAE

The suspect was identified as 51-year-old Police Corporal Marcelo Olaer, a resident of Barangay Casbu of the same town, and assigned at Guindulman Municipal Police Station.

A concerned citizen called the police station to report and seek assistance about the incident, prompting responding policemen to give chase to Olaer, who was already fleeing from the scene on a motorcycle into hiding.

Another tip from a citizen led the police to see Olaer already firing shots at a house in neighboring Barangay Guinacot. The unnamed house owner said bullets repeatedly hit the door and window, killing a dog in a cage.

One civilian got wounded when hit with stray bullets, and was taken to a hospital. As soon as the responding policemen arrived at the scene, they immediately collared Olaer, who tried to escape again.