POLICE ROUNDUP

Man arrested for carnapping

LAGANGILANG, Abra – Cops of this province and Cavite arrested a certain Artienda Aldea Jr. for carnapping at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday  in Imus, Cavite. 

This, after Judge Raphiel F. Alzate of regional trial court, Bangued, Abra issued wearrant for his arrest setting bail of P180, 000 for his temporary liberty.Aldea is now under custody of Imus police.

Young man posts bail for theft

BUGUIAS, Benguet – Police arrested Tuesday Samson A. Damaso Jr., 23, of Bontoc, Mt. Province for theft. The arrest was made by virtue of warrant issued by  JudgeAmparoMaliniasEspada of the MCTC of Buguias-Bakun, Benguet who recommended bail of P12,000 for his temporary liberty.  Damaso was released after posting bail for his temporary liberty.

Farmer shoots farmer

TINEG, Abra – A farmer was shot by his peer here about 3 p.m. Monday at PoblacionAgsimao. Police identified the victim as Michael Galia Buday, 39, while the suspect was ReynanteBabila, both residents of Poblacion Agsimao here.

Investigation disclosed at about 9 p.m. a day earlier, suspect allegedly barged in the residence of the victim and without any reason shot the the latter twice with a Cal. 38 revolver. As a result, the victim was wounded on his left forehead while the suspect fled. Babila is now object of a manhunt by local police.

 INC minister hurt in collision

LAGAWE, Ifugao – A dumptruck driver is now the object of a manhunt after he encroached on the opposite lane resulting to a collision with a tricyle resulting to injury of the latter’s driver, an IglesianiKristo minister.

Police said the incident happened about 10:00 p.m. Monday along the national road in Attandi, Cudog here near the eroded area wherein a red tricycle STX Kawasaki, bearing plate number KZ 6291, driven by Warren Alejandro Puhay, 23, single, minister of Iglesia Ni Cristo, was allegedly sideswiped by a yellow dumptruck driven by a still unidentified person.

Investigation disclosed that the said tricycle came from Lagawe town proper and was heading towards Hingyon direction. Upon arrival at the place of incident, a yellow dumptruck encroached lane that resulted in the collision. As a result, the driver of the tricycle sustained injuries on his left thigh and his tricycle incurred undetermined cost of damages on its left side front assembly. The victim was brought to Ifugao General Hospital by the responding personnel of Lagawe police and is under observation by the attending physician up to this time. Pursuit operations were conducted against the suspect he was not caught.

Retired cop mauled by drunken man

SALLAPADAN, Abra – A retired policeman was nearly killed by his assailant here about 4:30 p.m. Monday at Salideng, Sac-caang here. The victim was named  Manases Hermoso Layugan, 61, of CalabaBangued, while the suspect was Jansen Blanza, farmer and a resident of Salideng,Sac-caang of this town.

Investigation disclosed that the victim went to Rita’s store in Salideng to buy gasoline and met the suspect who was under the influence of liquor. The suspect, without apparent reason, pummeled the victim’s head three times with a bottle of gin but the latter managed to evade further attack. During the said incident, suspect uttered in Ilocano dialect to wit, "Okinam ta tiruwen ka ditoyen (I will kill you here now)".  The suspect is now under custody of Sallapadan police.

Taxi driver robbed by passenger 

BAGUIO CITY – A taxi driver was robbed of his earnings worth P3,500 by an unidentified passenger  about  about 11:48 p.m. Monday  in PurokOngasan, Loakan Proper. The incident was reported by the victim named as as Bjorn Cutiyan Sabong, 36, of Balligi, Kias.

Investigation disclosed that a lone passenger hailed the victim’s Innova wagon taxi with trade mark “Cab-owan ” along Magsaysay Avenue fronting Jollibee and requested to be transported to Loakan. Upon reaching the curved portion of the road, the suspect alit and while outside, brought out a pistol- type handgun and declared hold-up. The suspect also took the victim’s Samsung cellphone then fled on foot.

Farmer surrenders stolen motorcycle 

ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao – A farmer surrendered to police Monday a motorcycle which was left in his custody by an alleged vehicle thief.

Police said Marlon EblahanLuguna, 22, surrendered a blue RUSI 110 MC with no plate number, allegedly left by a certain Jobal Hangdaan at their residence on November 19, 2015

 Investigation disclosed on Nov. 19, Hangdaan appeared at the residence of  Luguna and left the motorcycle saying it was owned by his brother in-law and promised to get it back on the following day.  But three days after, the motorcycle was was not retrieved by Hangdaan, Luguna brought the vehicle to the police station. Immediately, cops went on air through Radio Station  DWAL 99.1 FM radio station here and at about 9:30 a.m. Monday, Ronald  DausSaguiped, 33,  farmer, appeared At town police station claiming and showing documents he was the owner of the vehicle. Saguiped said on Oct. 18, 2015, he parked his motorcycle  at an auto shop of Pinto, Alfonso LIsta which he usually does but on the morning of Oct. 19, the motorcycle was missing and tried to locate it until he heard it over the FM radio station.  A case of carnapping against JobalHangdaan was prepared for filing at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office. 

Australian robbed in inn

SAGADA, Mountain Province – An Australian complained to police he was robbed of his money at Sagada Valley Inn View here about 8:50 a.m. Monday. The victim was identified as James Robert John Mclellan, 24, who was billted in the inn.

Investigation disclosed that the Mclellan discovered that his cash of P8,000 which he placed inside his Nike Shoes was missing. No forcible entry was noted by responding personnel of Sagada. Case is under investigation.

2 convicted for drug trafficking

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet -- – Two men have been convicted for drug trafficking in Baguio City and Benguet, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said.

Rico Galao-ey of La Trinidad, Benguet was sentenced to a maximum of 16 years in prison by Judge Danilo Camacho, PDEA Cordillera Director Juvenal Azurin said.

In a decision promulgated on Nov. 6, Camacho ordered Galao-ey to pay P300,000 in fines.

Galao-ey was arrested in 2012 after he sold two plastic sachets containing shabu to an undercover agent in Barangay Cruz.

Meanwhile, Baguio Judge Antonio Reyes sentenced EdmarBuscagan to a maximum of 20 years in prison for the recovery of five plastic sachets containing shabu at his lair at Camp Sioco in 2012.

Aside from imprisonment, Buscagan was ordered to pay fines amounting to P400,000 for drug possession and P10,000 for drug paraphernalia.

2 men ‘salvaged’

GERONA, Tarlac — Two victims of “salvage” (a police term for extrajudicial killing) were found in a remote village of this town last week, alarmed residents reported. “Their arms were tied, their mouths taped, and their bodies riddled with bullet and stab wounds,” said a barangay tanod (village watchman) in the village of Buenlag, who requested anonymity. The two male victims were found near an unpaved road with the nearest house about 300 meters away. But residents of Barangay Buenlag said they heard a series of gunshots around 4 a.m. or two hours before the bodies were found on Sunday. -- Mar T. Supnad

3 hurt in Abra shooting

BANGUED, Abra -- Three persons were wounded in an attack here night of Nov. 22 by motorcycle-riding men.

Kennedy Blaza, 23; SilvesterBiscarra, 21, and Ericson Beronia, 24, were in a tricycle when they were shot along the Calaba Bridge at around 9:30 p.m.

Police said the victims bought liquor in Barangay Calaba, where Blaza allegedly figured in a spat with an unidentified man.

The three were driving home when they were shot by two motorcycle-riding men.

Blaza was hit under the armpit, Biscarra in the thigh and knee and Beronia in the back.

Probers recovered bullet shells for a .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene.    

Jobless man stabbed at Burnham Park 

BAGUIO CITY – Police reported a stabbing incident that transpired at around 3 p.m. Wednesday here at Burnham Park, Baguio City wherein a certain Robert Fernandez Orcales Jr.  26, resident of Camp 7 Pias, was allegedly stabbed by Melbin Milang.  The incident was reported by security guard of Baguio Gen. Hospital at around 3:50 p.m. that day.

Investigation disclosed the victim went to unwind in creime site when he saw and approached the suspect who was then drinking liquor, since both were known to each other.   Minutes later, victim was about to leave when the suspect followed and stabbed him with unknown object. Victim was rushed by a concerned citizen to BGHMC while the suspect fled after the incident. The victim was confined due to three stab wound on the back of his head and multiple lacerations on his right palm.

Two sacks of marijuana seized

SUGPON, Ilocos Sur -- Police recovered two sacks of dried marijuana leaves left by two men they were pursuing in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur on Sunday.

Case investigator Senior Police Officer 2 Ronald Sabado said residents of Barangay Banga informed the police about the presence of two men carrying sacks in the village.

Sabado said the men fled, leaving behind the sacks when they saw police officers arriving in the area.

Farmer shoots BPI employee

LUNA, Apayao – A certain Jim U. Cababaan, employee of Bureau of Plant and Industry was reportedly shot by Benjo Rico, farmer of Brangay San Gregorio during a drinking spree around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay San Isidro.

Police said the group had a drinking spree when suddenly the suspect went to his motorcycle and took a handgun then shot the victim on his head. Victim was brought to Far North Luzon General Hospital by his companions while the suspect fled after the incident.

Police report did not state if victim survived. 

Ex-telecom employee nabbed for estafa

SAN FERNADO CITY, La Union – Police have arrested a 29-year-old former employee of a telecommunications company who was wanted for estafa cases filed in three courts in this seaside city.

Rainier Mon Frio failed to post P390,000 bail set by the courts for 10 counts of estafa, according to city police chief Supt. Julius Suriben.

Frio was arrested over the weekend at his residence in Barangay Lingsat. He allegedly failed to remit his collections amounting to almost P1 million to his employer.          

Two lady ‘pushers’ caught with P.5 million marijuana

BAGUIO CITY -- A buy-bust operation conducted Tuesday at Slaughter Compound here by  operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, Cordillera Administrative Region nd Baguio City Police Office Station 2 led to the arrest of two lady pushers.

Both suspects, whose identities were witheld were from Barangay Luccong, Tinglayan, Kalinga and presently residing at Barangay Lubas, La Trinidad, Benguet.

They were arrested when they sold to a PDEA poseur-buyer two marijuana bricks weighing 2,000 grams, marijuana stalks weighing 3,000 grams and a bar of marijuana hashish weighing more or less 100 grams.  The seized marijuana was valued at P580,000.

Aside from illegal drugs, seized from the suspects were buy-bust money and a mobile phone.  They are now temporarily detained at the PDEA-CAR detention cell pending filing of charges for violation of Republic Act No. 9165 or Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Their arrest brought to 12 the number of suspects arrested through buy-bust operations in less than a month according to PDEA-CAR regional director Juvenal B. Azurin. 

 Scrapper in critical condition after being hit with hammer

BAGUIO CITY – A scrapper is now in critical condition after his head was fractured after being hit with a claw hammer by a construction worker here Nov. 22, at a house in San Luis Extension, Naguilian Road, San Luis Village. Police identified the victim as Paulino Abing Laquidan, 50 while the suspect was named Johnny Angsoban Pamitlan, 52.

Investigation disclosed the victim and the suspect after having a drinking session with four other companions had an argument and the suspect suddenly struck the victim’s head with the hammer. Doctors at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center said Laquidan had a depressed skull fracture and a laceration Police recovered the hammer used and arrested the suspect in his residence same day.

Explosives ignited; man hit by stone seriously hit

MAYOYAO, Ifugao – A certain Allan Warmer AbaganGuinid was injured after he was hit by a piece of stone when crew working on a road widening project detonated explosives Nov. 19 at about 10 a.m.

The victim’s brother RoffsonGuinid was on board his vehicle while Allan was following him driving a mini dump truck along Hadchaghan, Guinihon when they stopped due to blasting. Ruffson shouted the victim to move away from where he was staying, however, the victim replied that the backhoe blocked his mini dump truck. Moments later, the victim was taking pictures at the site when he saw a man igniting the explosive and ran away. After the victim took pictures, the rock exploded prompting him to run and hide under his truck but he was hit on the right side of his nape by a piece of stone coming from the explosion. As a result victim fell unconscious. He was taken by his brother to the Mayoyao District Hospital for medical treatment but was later referred at the Veterans General Hospital in Bayombong, Nueva, Vizcaya for further medication. 

Filipino-Indian trader shot dead

DAGUPAN CITY – A Filipino-Indian businessman was shot dead Nov. 22 by motorcycle-riding assailants in this city.

Sandeep Sam Kumar, 28, was getting out of his car in front of his home in Barangay Bolosan when he was killed, according to city police chief Supt. Christopher Abrahano

Kumar, former president of the Rotary Club of Central Pangasinan, died of gunshot wounds in the head and body. He was declared dead on arrival at the Dagupan Medical Center.

Probers recovered seven bullet shells for a 9mm pistol.

A special investigation task group has been created to solve Kumar’s killing, Abrahano said.

Police have yet to determine the motive for the killing. – Eva Visperas

New CIDG chief vows to crush private armies

CAMP JULIAN OLIVAS, Pampanga — Newly installed 3rd Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (3rd CIDG) chief has vowed to crush criminal gangs particularly Private Armed Groups (PAGs) and other lawless elements in Central Luzon. Also a lawyer, Senior Supt. Benjamin Silo replaced the former CIDG chief, Sr. Supt. Ismael Fernandez who died in a vehicular accident along the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) earlier this month. -- Franco G. Regala and Mar T. Supnad