POLICE ROUNDUP

 2 Abra PAGS surrender

BANGUED, Abra -- Two members of a private armed group believed involved in gun-for-hire activities surrendered last week to the Abra Police Provincial Office here. Chief Supt. IsaganiNerez, regional director of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera identified the two as Sonny Bindo, 36, alias “Tokkaw,” 36, of Barangay Bucog, Langiden, Abra, and Jaime Blanes, 59, of Barangay Banacao, Bangued, Abra. They are both members of the Perfecto Purugganan Group, Nerez said.

Man wanted for murder nabbed in Pinukpuk

PINUKPUK, Kalinga – A  man wanted for murder was arrested by police in PoblacionTaga here March 4.

Chief Supt. IsaganiNerez, regional police director identified the suspect as Willy Cammagay Miguel, 31, of SitioBonong, Barangay Wagod here.

Personnel of Kalinga Police Provincial Office, Regional Intelligence Division and Regional Intelligence Unit nabbed him after arrest warrant was issued by Judge MarcelinoWacas of Regional Trial Court Branch 25, Bulanao, Tabuk City, Kalinga.

2 PAGs surrender without firearms 

BANGUED, Abra -- Two private armed group members surrendered without firearms here March 5 after several years of hiding from the law.

Provincial police director Senior Supt. Albertlito Garcia identified the surrenderees as Sonny “Tokkaw” Bindo, 36, of Bucog, Langiden, Abra and Jaime Blanes,59, of Barangay Banacao, Bangued, Abra, reportedly both members of the Perfecto Purugganan Group.

Both surrendered to police elements, Military Intelligence Group, Intelligence Service and barangay caption ArtemioDonato of Langiden.

Bindo reportedly participated in the ambush of their patron and village chief ArtemioDonato of Barangay Nalnas-Dalayap on March 2013 while Blanes, who had a standing arrest warrant,  was wanted for frustrated murder.

In Camp Dangwa, Benguet, regional police director Chief Supt. IsaganiNerez said arrest of wanted persons and surrender of identified PAG members was due to their campaign against wanted persons in line with “ImplanTugis” program.

 “Negotiations with other PAG members will continue as part of our peacekeeping strategy until all the identified PAGs are neutralized in line with our objective to have a secure and fair election this coming SangguniangKabataan election on April 26,” Nerez said.

P3.9 million marijuana burned in Kibungan 

KIBUNGAN, Benguet – Some P3.9-million worth of marijuana was destroyed by lawmen here last week in plantations.

Town cops and members of Benguet Provincial Public Safety Company  uprooted 6,925 fully grown marijuana plants and 750 marijuana seedlings in nine marijuana plantation sites in Barangay Badeo March 3 and 4.

The following day, police uprooted 12,750 fully grown marijuana plants and 200 seed beds from different sites at SitioBeleng, Badeo, Kibungan March 5.

 The uprooted illegal plants were burned on site.

Illegal lumber confiscated inBenguet towns  

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Police confiscated 329.34 board feet illegal lumber worth P10,126.09 in different towns of the province last week.

In Sablan town, police confiscated 49.34 board feet cut from an Oak tree worth P1,726.9 at BarngayBayabas March 5 after concerned citizen informed them of illegal logging.

On same day, personnel of Bokod town police hauled 30 pieces of assorted sawn pine lumbers worth P4,800 piled along a road at SitioMangagew, Poblacion.

This, while police also confiscated P3,600 worth of illegal logs piled along a trail in SitioPonopon, Catlubong, Buguias town March 3.

 No person was arrested during the operations while confiscated lumber were turned over the Environment offices.

Two nabbed for illegal drugs

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Two men were nabbed for illegal drugs here March 7.

An alleged drug pusher landed in jail after he was arrested in a  buy-bust operation here along Long Long Road beside the Benguet National High School Annex that day.

Police arrested CrisantoDumo Vega after he handed over illegal drugs a cop who pretended to be a drug user. 

Seized from the suspect were 0.60-gram shabu, marked money worth Pp2, 000 and a cell phone.

Another alleged drug user was also arrested in his residence at East Buyagan, Poblacion here that day.

The suspect identified as Kevin Kim Garcia Mendoza, 21, native of San Fernando, La Union reportedly punched and kicked his live-in partner after the victim asked money from him to buy pampers and rice.

The victim immediately reported the incident to the police, adding the suspect was also under the influence of prohibited drugs and involved in illegal drug activities.

Confiscated from the suspect were assorted drug paraphernalia which was stored in their stock room.

Cases for illegal drugs were filed against the suspects.

Driver caught collecting jueteng bets in La Trinidad 

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A driver was caught by police collecting jueteng bets along Pico Road here March 7.

Personnel of La Trinidad police and Regional Intelligence Division  arrested Anthony Silvada Costina, 27, resident Barangay Pico here. 

Confiscated from the suspect were jueteng paraphernalia and bets amounting to P480.

A case for illegal gambling was filed against the suspect.

Police anti-crime plan endorsed

BAGUIO CITY – The updated Anti-Crime Action Plan (ACAP) of the Baguio City Police Office has gained support of the city council committee on public protection and safety.

Committee chair Councilor Roberto Ortega proposed a resolution commending and supporting the plan “to enhance and strengthen their campaign against criminality, insurgency, terrorism and other related threats or violence; and to ensure that the City of Baguio remains to be a safe place to live, visit, work, study and do business.”

The ACAP lays down the operational programs or strategies to be undertaken by the BCPO “to enhance the campaign on crime prevention and control with the involvement of the various sectors of the community in relation to the implementation of the Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS) and other crime prevention efforts.”

Ortega said this will address the needs of the city where the crime situation “is still controllable, however, some crimes against person and property, such as physical injury, rape, theft and robbery are still prevalent.”

City police officer-in-charge Senior Supt. Rolando Miranda submitted the updated ACAP to the city council September last year for the body’s endorsement and subsequently for approval by Mayor Mauricio Domogan.

Miranda said the plan is anchored on two-fold functions particularly law enforcement and community service.

“Likewise, innovative approaches and best practices in policing have been infused guided with the emerging concept of good governance as espoused by the Performance Governance System and the PNP PATROL Plan 2030,” Miranda said.  

In the plan, the police set anti-crime strategies on police operation prioritization, inter-operability of units, special operations, enforcement of city ordinances , beat patrol and mobile patrol, mobilization and utilization of force multipliers, operational dashboard, involvement of the local government unit and other sectors, implementation of the PIPS in focus areas, OPLAN Night Watch, integrated barangay defense system, strengthening responsible parenthood, installation of closed-circuit television cameras and implementation of Oplan Baguio Shield or three-layered security rings. – Aileen Refuerzo