By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

A 64-year-old woman visited Police Station 1 (PS1) Wednesday afternoon to report being pickpocketed in the downtown area of Bacolod City.

Police identified the victim as Arlene Bravo, a resident of Barangay Handumanan of the said city.

Based on Bravo’s statement, around 5:30 p.m., she was shopping along Luzuriaga Street when she discovered her bag was open and her wallet was missing.

Among the items inside the wallet were identification cards and cash amounting to P3,500.

PS1 police officers are presently investigating the incident./DGB, WDJ