‘Abusive’ motorist gets kid-glove treatment in Quezon City

MANILA, Philippines - An abusive motorist who went against traffic flow and used a siren in Quezon City got the kid-glove treatment from police Wednesday night, to the dismay of two officers who arrested him. Radio dzBB's Roland Bola reported that the motorist, initially identified as Jose Rodel Magat, 34, was arrested after running against the flow of traffic at Scout Chuatoco Street. Magat was also using his car siren when arrested by police personnel identified only as SPO4 Flores and PO2 Lazatin, at the corner of Scout Chuatoco and Scout Reyes Streets. Flores and Lazatin said Magat even claimed to be a policeman, but could only produce a "police volunteer" ID card when they demanded evidence from him. But when the two brought Magat to the Quezon City Police Station 10, they were "ordered" to release Magat because he was supposedly a "friend" of Quezon City police chief Sr. Supt. Magtanggol Gatdula. - GMANews.TV