Ice cream van stolen in Cavite

MANILA, Philippines — A refrigerated van containing an undetermined number of ice cream tubs, which was stolen from a cold storage facility in General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite on Monday, was found abandoned and empty in Calamba, Laguna on Tuesday.

Probers said the Mitsubishi Canter was found by the roadside in Barangay Paciano at around 7:30 p.m.

The vehicle was first seen in the area at around 5 p.m. on Monday, a witness told police.

The heist at the compound of Orient Cold Storage Inc. in Barangay Madera occurred at around 3:25 a.m., according to a police report.

Police are checking footage of surveillance camera at the scene to identify the man who drove the vehicle.