POLICE ROUNDUP

Construction worker found dead under bed

BAGUIO CITY – A construction worker identified as Lolito Payangdo Lumtot, 41, single, and construction worker was discovered dead in his home at Lower Q.M.  here around 8 p.m. Aug. 12 by Charlie Diego Langkayas, 22, nephew of the deceased.

Police said Langkayas went to visit his uncle and upon arrival at the room located on the 2nd floor of the building, he noticed that the door of the room was slightly opened.  When he entered, he noticed a protruding foot under the bed. He saw and found out that it was his uncle lying underneath the bed without movement and no longer breathing.

The family of the deceased signed a waiver of consent refusing the conduct of autopsy on the body of the deceased.

Amy commander stabbed by Cafgu member

CONNER, Apayao – An army detachment commander here was stabbed by a paramilitary member here August 12.

A police report said around 4:30 p.m. Aug., they received text message from Sgt. Hermogenes Yanba Melandres Jr., detachment commander of 77th IB, 5th ID based here informing them he was stabbed in Barangay Calafug. He  identified his assailant as  Marlon GungobGundan, 39, Cafgu member.

Investigation disclosed at about 3:30 p.m. that day, the suspect had a drinking session with his companions at the patrol base and when he was drunk, he started provoking. The victim tried to stop the suspect but this resulted to heated argument wherein the suspect suddenly stabbed the victim on his left thigh.

Police arrested the suspect while the victim was brought to Conner District Hospital, Conner, Apayao.

7 hurt in Benguet mishap

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Seven persons were injured when a van rolled over in Atok town in this province Monday morning.

The victims were rushed to the Benguet General Hospital for treatment. They were identified as Jessica Catalino, 17; Marvilyn Catalino, 25; Felizardo Ah-ul, 23; Teresito Estino; Gloria Ferrer, 53; Pearly Joy Ferrer, 17, and Beverly Marian, 31, all of Baguio City.

Reports said the victims were in a Mitsubishi Delica van driven by Baltazar Catalion when they figured in an accident along the Halsema Highway in Barangay Cattubo.

Sagada driver falls down Banaue ravine

BANAUE, Ifugao -- A Tamaraw FX vehicle driven by a certain Cambel SabanganTorio of Aguid, Sagada, Mt. Province, accidentally fell down a 20-meter deep ravine while traversing sharp curved road here in SitioChangngitan, Viewpoint Aug. 11. The driver was unharmed while the vehicle incurred damages.

Responding Banaue and government workers with relatives of the driver extracted car from the crash site.

Altercation leads to hacking

BUGUIAS, Benguet – A hacking incident transpired  about 7 p.m.  Aug. 11 here in Wangawangan, Baculongan Norte with the victim identified as Teddy Cabinta while the suspect was named Tony “Taltalmed” Ling-ey of Mayaoyao, Ifugao.

Investigation disclosed that an altercation ensued between the victim and the suspect.

Ling-ey hacked Cabinta on his back, but the latter retaliated and mauled Lingey. Cabinta’s wife sought help from their neighbors and rushed them both to the Lutheran Hospital, in Abatan, Buguias in Benguet for medical treatment.

Jobless man stabbed after tiff in Session bar

BAGIJIO CITY – A jobless man was stabbed Tuesday at about 12 midnight at M. Roxas Bridge, Lower Brookside here.

Police said Chris Marion Butay Busaing, 29 of Woodsgate, Camp 7, was allegedly stabbed by John Darrel Villanueva of Leonila Hill.

Investigation disclosed that prior to the incident, the victim and the suspect had a heated argument at Singles Bar, along Session Road.

The victim and his girlfriend sought police assistance and were escorted to the boarding house of the victim’s girlfriend at Lower Brookside, Baguio City. However, the suspect followed them and a fight ensued between the victim and the suspect until the victim was stabbed by the suspect.

As a result, the victim suffered two stab wounds, one on the left side of his neck and another on his left chest. The suspect fled immediately after the incident, while the victim was rushed to SLU hospital for medical treatment.

The victim said he will be filing a complaint against the suspect after he is well. 

3 Itogon, Benguet schools ransacked

ITOGON, Benguet – Three schools in this mining town were ransacked by still unidentified thieves last week. 

Thieves struck around 4:40 to 6:30 a.m. Aug. 11, at Tuding Elementary School here, basing from complaint of Elena Lenneng Tanas, school principal.   The incident was reported to Itogon police about 6:40 a.m. that day by a certain Diwas, an employee of same school.

Investigation disclosed unidentified robbers gained entry by destroying the door padlock of the school clinic going to the principal’s office where they stole a flat Dell computer with CPU worth P13,000 and P4,000.00 collection at the school canteen.

Still in Itogon, at about 5:30 p.m. of August 10 to 6 a.m. of Aug. 11, the Midas Elementary School in Barangay Ucab was ransacked particularly the principal’s office.

Investigation disclosed robbers gained entry by forcibly destroying the padlock of the principal’s office door. Once inside, the suspects CPU worth P17, 000.

Accordingly, at about 5:30 p.m. of Aug. 10, one of the teachers put a padlock at the principal’s door.

The following day, at about 6 a.m. Risalyn L. Padawi, utility worker noticed that the padlock was forcibly unlocked and on the ground.

Meanwhile, between 10 p.m. of Aug. 10, to 8:40 a.m. of Aug. 11, unidentified thieves robbed the Philippine Bell International School at SitioIlod, Poblacion also in Itogon.

The complainants were identified as Marissa Bawayan Dagdagui, 38, of Mankayan, Benguet and Marie Creil Tugan Beniasan, 25, of Buguias, Benguet, both stay-in teachers at said school.

Investigation disclosed the suspects allegedly used picklock to unlock the door of the library where they took three computer sets.

A computer set was also taken from the quarters of Dagdagui. Stolen items were valued at P96,000.

Drug suspect wounded in shootout with cops

BAGUIO CITY – A suspected drug trafficker was wounded after he and his companions engaged police officers in a shootout in this city Monday. 

Suspect Norman Nares was taken to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center for treatment, while his companions identified as Akiya Velasco and Charlie Andawi were brought to the crime laboratory for drug tests.

The suspects resisted when agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and members of the city police arrested them during a sting, according to Supt. Cherry Fajardo, spokesperson for the Cordillera police.

Seized from the suspects were a plastic sachet said to contain shabu worth P10,000, drug paraphernalia, two motorcycles and a handgun.              

3 chicken dung dealers caught in police drug sting operation

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Three chicken dung retailers were arrested here Monday around 2 p.m. in a house allegedly with illegal drugs.

Senior Insp. Melenium B. Bantas led cops in the sting operation at SitioTili, Barangay Shilan.

Arrested were Gamlosen Sarlipan Dayag-o, 31,  Sadsadan, Bauko, Mt. Province; Mael Pagada-an Mateo, 27 and  Ronald Curpos “Onad” Wadilia, 25 of Bangar, La Union. All were reportedly residents of the house.

Police confiscated buy-bust money worth and confiscated the following items: sachets containing shabu and residue, drug paraphernalia and three cell phones. 

The confiscated items were marked inside the room of Curpos (Onad) in the presence of barangay kagawad of Shilan, with a representative from Bombo Radio. The arrested suspects were brought to La Trinidad police station where charges were readied against them.

Farmer nabbed for homicide

TUBLAY, Benguet – Police from Tublay and Sablan towns arrested a certain Manuel Mary “Inso” Gawi, 46, farmer, here Aug. 10 at Sitio Adavong, Caponga for homicide.

Marybelle L. Demot-Mariñas, presiding dudge, First Judicial Region, RTC Branch 8, La Trinidad, Benguet issued warrant for Gawi’s arrest with bail set at P40,000.

Businessman loses P100k gadgets to car thieves  

BAGUIO CITY – A businessman lost around P100,00 worth of high-tech gadgets to thieves who broke into his van parked along Magsaysay Ave. near the Iglesiani Cristo church around 9:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 9.

2015 a case of Theft (Bukas-Kotse) transpired along Magsaysay Complainant Alex NonogLictao, 59, of  Biak naBato St., Makati City told police he parked his Green Nissan Urvan with plate number TOJ 167and when he returned, he noticed the following items were missing: two Nissan TV monitor, one Apple ipod worth 500 US dollars, Sony xperia worth P36,000, iphone (P10,000), cloudpod, (P10,000), sunglass, (P1,500), Apple tablet (P26,000).  assorted clothing (P1,000) and one Samsung cell phone worth P650. 

Cops found no fingerprints inside the vehicle.

Montero car inside Camp John Hay owned by Manila visitors broken into

BAGUIO CITY – Thieves destroyed the glass window of a gray Montero SUV parked at Ordonio drive inside Camp John Hay here and took away personal belongings of two persons from Manila.

Police identified complainants as Manuel Angelo Castro Monzon, 33,  MayBank employee, of SSS Village, Makati City and Paula Marianne Regina Santos, 29, Maynilad Employee,  and  resident of Golf Hills Terraces, Manotok Drive, Old Balar, Quezon City.

Lost items included a Tory Burch bag containing Santos’s wallet, Maynilad Company ID, driver’s license, Metro Bank card, City Bank Card, discount card and cash money of P1,000.00.

The victims added some of their important belongings inside the vehicle were intact except the above missing items.

Thieves get expensive laptop using pole with hook  

BAGUIO CITY – A certain Angel Mariquita Molina, 32, told police thieves cut a chicken-wire fence in their compound, passed through it then detached a piece of glass from the victim’s bedroom window, inserted a long plastic tube pole with a hook attached on its end and used it to get her Neo laptop worth P20,000.

Police said the incident happened daytime of August 9 at San Luis Village.

3 females, minor caught on CCTV stealing clothes 

LAGAWE, Ifugao – Three females and male minor as reviewed from CCTV footage stole two red and white plastic bags from a store along the National roadside at Poblacion East here around 3:55 a.m. on Aug. 9.

One of the plastic bags contained 50 pieces blouses while the other plastic bag contained another 50 pieces T-shirt.

Said stolen items allegedly cost P16,000.

Complainant Miriam Nadugo, 38, married, businesswoman and  resident of Poblacion East here she noticed the theft around 10:50 a.m. of August 8.

Man stabbed inside Lagawe videoke bar

LAGAWE, Ifugao – Police are still searching for a man who allegedly stabbed a victim who was drinking with his companions at a bar here, Aug. 8.

Police said the incident happened at about 8:25 p.m. at Tropicana restaurant and videoke bar along JP Rizal Avenue, Poblacion East.

The victim was identified as Lawrence C. Dulnuan, 45, farmer and resident of PoblacionHingyon town.

Investigation disclosed the victim together with some companions were drinking when two unidentified customers provoked trouble with other customers but not with the victim.

Moments later, Dulnuan reportedly stood up to get out for a while but the suspect met him and stabbed him.

The victim asked for help while blood was dripping from his stomach and the unidentified suspect disappeared.

The victim was rushed by his companion at the Ifugao General Hospital and immediately transferred to the Veterans Regional Hospital in Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya for proper medication.

The victim sustained a stab wound on the right side of his abdomen.

House yields machine pistols, bullets

LANGIDEN, Abra – Police searched the house of a certain Ronald Salvador in Barangay Quillat here Aug 6 following search warrants issued by Judge Renato Pinlac, regional trial court, San Carlos City, Pangasinan.

Seized were: two machine pistols, long magazine for Cal 5.56mm and several bullets.

Salvador was not around during the search conducted with the presence of barangay kagawads and occupants of the house. Confiscated items were brought to Abra provincial police office while cases for illegal firearms were prepared against the suspect.

Bocap surrenders firearm

LAGANGILANG, Abra – EpidminioAnquillanoClaustro, barangay chairman here surrendered Aug. 5 a GA12 Pistol with bullet to personnel of Lagangilang police headed by Senior Insp. Alain Jericho Ruiz Cuyopan in support to police campaign against loose firearms in the province.

Businesswoman arrested for large scale estafa, freed

BAGUIO CITY – A businesswoman was arrested here Aug. 5 for large scale syndicated estafa.

Police arrested Arlene AbanEsyaben, 35, married, of Bangao, Buguias, Benguet, and resident of Balili, La Trinidad also in the province.

Esyaben was arrested Aug. 5 at about 9:45 a.m. along Legarda St. by  La Trinidad police.

Cecilia Corazon S. Dulay-Archog, presiding judge, of RTC Branch 6, Baguio City issued warrant for her arrest with no bail recommended.

But Esyaben was immediately released after showing an order that her warrant was recalled by the court.

Businesswoman arrested with no bail recommended

BUGUIAS, Benguet – A certain Debra Wangalen Linmayog, 29, businesswoman of Balawa, Tadian, Mt. Province was arrested

August 5 here at Bekes, Buyacaoan following arrest warrant issued against her with no bail recommended.

Agapito K Laoagan Jr., presiding judge, RTC Branch 64, Abatan, Buguias, issued her arrest warrant for violation of Republic 9208 and two counts for violation of RA 7610 docketed with  recommended bail of P80,000.00 for each case.

The arrested person was confined at Abatan Emergency Hospital while documents were prepared prior her turnover to the court.

  

Farmer cornered for attempted rape

PINUKPUK, Kalinga – Police arrested here a certain Andres “Pakgang” Wangwang, 48, farmer, and resident of Sitio Banat, Magsilay, Pasil, Aug. 5 for attempted rape.

Marcelino K. Wacas, presiding judge, RTC Branch 25, 2nd Judicial Region, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga issued warrant for Wangwang’s arrest with bail set at P120,000.

The arrested person was brought to Kalinga provincial police office.

  

Ex-OFW found dead inside apartment unit

BAGUIO CITY – A single ex-overseas foreign worker was found dead inside at Upper San Vicente Aug. 5 at about 5:30 p.m. at her apartment unit

Police said Honorina Emmang Domigit, 42, was found lifeless by her brother identified as Keanu EmmangDomingit, 19, resident of Aurora Hill here.

Investigation disclosed Keanu went to check the victim at her unit because she failed to respond to phone calls and text messages.

Keanu Domingit knocked at the door of the victim’s unit but there was no response and he observed the TV was on.

He sought assistance from the owner of the house and borrowed the duplicate key to open the door. However, when they were trying to open the door using the duplicate key, it was double locked inside that prompted them to climb the terrace of the unit and entered inside using the back door which was half open.

Once inside, he found the lifeless body of the victim lying face down on the floor and immediately called police to investigate. There were no signs of forced entry at the victim’s unit and they learned that the victim was suffering from psoriasis.

Responding personnel of Police Station 8 together with SOCO team led by Supt. Armando Leal found out the cadaver was dead for about 8 to 12 hours. Case is under further investigation while the cadaver was brought to Bahay Damayan Funeral Parlor for autopsy.

Thieves break into milk shop, run away with 62K

BAGUIO CITY – Thieves broke into a milk shop here around 6 p.m. Aug. 6 and carted away with items with a total worth of P62,000.

These included: Acer laptop worth P35,000; Ipod valued at  P20,000,  Globe router worth P2,000, pair of Nike shoes worth P4,000 and two heavy duty plywood cutters each worth around P2,000.  

Police said a certain Denardine Dizon Cayabyab, 31, student, and resident of La Trinidad, Benguet complained about the theft on the milk house located at  Bonifacio St. Holy Ghost Proper.

Investigation disclosed thieves gained entry by forcibly destroying the padlock of the door.

     

Robbers steal farmer’s laptop, P400 in La Trinidad 

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A certain Saxon Padsuyan Dominguez, 42, farmer and resident here complained to police that robbers forcibly entered his residence taking away a laptop worth P24,000 and P400 around 12:30 a.m. on Aug. 9.

Police investigation revealed the incident happened at Barangay Central Buyagan where unidentified robbers gained entry by forcibly destroying the padlock of the door. Responding police found no fingerprints at he scene.

Thieves steal expensive gadgets from bocap’s building

TUBLAY, Benguet – Thieves broke into a building here at Barangay Ambassador, Tublay, Benguet owned by barangay chief Cruso Malas Daguioa last week. 

Investigation disclosed unidentified suspect destroyed steel windows at the back of the building with a bolt cutter and took the following:   Skyword TV worth P17,000, Acer overhead projector worth P27,000 and 17 brand new pairs of Spartan rain boots worth P7,650.

Cops found no fingerprints in crime scene.

3 minors nabbed for theft 

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Three male minors were arrested here around 2 p.m. on  Aug. 9 for trying to steal items at a store along Balangbang, Puguis here owned by DomingaBagsanBao-in, 36.

Patrolling cops confiscated from the minors’ possession agastank,two  packs of yacult and coins in different denominations.

The minors are residents of Baguio City. Two of them were released to their parents while the other one is under the custody of Welfare Office of La Trinidad.

Thieves steal P10k from house

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- At about 11 a.m. of  Aug. 9, still unidentified robbers forcibly entered the house of a certain Bering AlinsoTedio, 43, of Itogon, Benguet took his wallet and wallet containing cash of more than P5,000 and Ph5,000 worth of coins.

Police said the incident happened at Barangay Western Buyagan with thieves gaining entry by forcibly destroying the padlock of the door.