By Hans Amancio
A woman, seemingly trying to update her wardrobe, was arrested after allegedly stealing a pack of underwear from a store in a shoplifting incident Saturday in Malate, Manila.
Police reports identified the suspect as Eirren Eleperia, 34, of No. 2062 Smith St., Malate, Manila. Initial investigation revealed that on April 14 at around 2 p.m., the suspect reportedly arrived at the children section of SM Department Store located at Malate, Manila, and posed as a customer.
After a few minutes, an on-duty civilian guard identified as Reymar Pavia noticed the suspect pick up a pack of SO-EN underwear and tucked the item under her armpit.
The suspect then tried to leave the premises but was confronted by Pavia who subsequently arrested her after the latter failed to present any proof of payment.