POLICE ROUNDUP

Hubby shoots wife, man in benefit dance
Bangued, Abra – A benefit dance here turned into mayhem when a 47-year-old photographer shot his wife and a man on Jan. 6 over an altercation.

Police said the incident happened about 3:20 p.m. at Sitio Rumingao, Barangay Lubong.
Police investigations disclosed a certain Jun Balubar, nephew of suspect Amante T. Balubar, 47 as drunk and became unruly which irritated the suspect and prompted him to bring out his Cal .38 firearm and point it to Balubar.

At this juncture, Clarita B. Balubar, 48 tried to pacify her husband but was shot instead in the face.

This created a commotion wherein Elmer B. Villastiqui, 33 immediately responded but the suspect fired at him hitting him on the chest.

The suspect escaped after the incident.

The victims were brought to the Abra Provincial Hospital for medical treatment.
Responding Bangued policemen pursued the suspect that that resulted to his arrest.


Men nabbed for rob with violence, arson
TABUK, Kalinga -- Elements of the 1605th police mobile group arrested last week a resident of Barangay Nambaran here for robbery with violence.

Police identified the suspect as Jonathan P. Sawadan, 19 and single after a warrant for his arrest was issued by Judge Marcelino Wacas of the regional trial court, branch 25 of Tabuk City.

In a separate incident, Sanio B. Bonggawan, 42, married, resident of Barangay 6 in the city was arrested by Tabuk police for arson. A warrant for his arrest was also issued by Wacas.


Cops arrest woman for failure to appear in court
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Police nabbed here last week a certain Michele Mendoza, 42 and resident of Quezon Hill, Baguio for failure to appear in court. The arrest was made following a warrant issued by Judge Roberto Mabalot of the municipal trial court of Baguio City.


New police station to rise in Dagupan
DAGUPAN CITY – This city will soon have a new police station worth P12.5 million at A.B. Fernandez West whose construction will start late this month.

Supt. Dionicio Borromeo, city police chief, said the P3 million fund from House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. is now available but it has to be returned because there was a change in the site for the new building.

He said, originally, the building was to be constructed at the old police station at Perez Market Site by demolishing the existing building to pave the way for the construction of a new three-story structure.

A staff of the speaker informed Borromeo that the check with documents specifying where it will be spent containing the amount pledged by De Venecia has to be changed bearing the correct location.

Mayor Alipio Fernandez Jr. and city council members led by Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez gave the police a better location, Borromeo said.

He said the new site which is more than 1,000 square meters will be the place formerly occupied by the Philippine National Red Cross.

The rest of the balance will come from the Philippine National Police.

He said the construction will take about eight months.

Once completed, Borromeo said, this will be a big boost to the police force composed of 149 strong members serving 31 barangays here. -- JM