CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police arrested a city hall employee for allegedly demanding money from an amusement park operator.

John Laro, alias Jun Lazaro, 46, was nabbed in an entrapment operation based on the complaint of Rosalie Castillo, owner of a small funfair in Barangay Macabalan.

Castillo said Laro demanded P5,000 for the funfair to continue operating. Failure to pay would mean cancellation of the fair’s permit.

Castillo said it was the third time the suspect extorted money from her.

Upon investigation, authorities verified that Laro works as a Special Investigator III in the City Legal Office of the Cagayan de Oro City Hall.

The suspect refused to comment on the allegation against him.

Police said they received reports that more victims intend to surface and formally file extortion complaints against the suspect.