POLICE ROUNDUP

CIDG arrests most wanted suspect in ‘Oplan Pagtugis’

By Erwin Beleo

CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Regional Field Unit 1 nabbed a most wanted person in Barangay Palihan, Hermosa, Bataan, a report reaching this camp on Monday said.

Maj. Ronald D. Patricio, CIDG-RFU1 regional chief officer-in-charge, identified the suspect as John Wilson A. Trangco, 57, a payloader operator, who currently resides at Brgy. Palihan, Hermosa Bataan. The suspect has been on the lam, trying to avoid arrest for rape charges.

“The suspect was arrested for implementation of warrant of arrest in pursuant to CIDG flagship project ‘Oplan Pagtugis,” Patricio said.

The operation was a joint operation of CIDG La Union Police Field Unit (PFU), the Hermosa Bataan police station, CIDG Bataan, PIB-La Union and 1st PMFC La Union.

The warrant of arrest was issued by Judge Samuel Martires, acting judge RTC Branch 32, Agoo, La Union, dated June 30, 2004 with no bail recommended.

It was learned that prior to his arrest, the suspect was listed as an MPW in the national level with Department of the Interior and Local Government offering a P140,000-reward for his arrest.

Suspect was brought to CIDG La Union for proper documentation and disposition prior to turned-over to the court of origin.

B’gay chief, councilor hurt in Isabela stabbing incident

By Liezle Basa Inigo

A barangay chairman and a councilor were wounded in a stabbing incident that involved a group of knife-wielding men in Barangay District 1 in San Manuel, Isabela.

A report from Police Regional Office (PRO) 2 said that on February 22 at 10 p.m., the victims identified as barangay chair Ronald Mendoza, 44, and Temestocle Santos Jr., 49, were going home after having some drinks at the Side by Side Videoke Bar when their path was blocked by the suspects. Both were residents of Barangay Babanuang in San Manuel, Isabela.

The victims alighted from their vehicle to confront the suspects, who proceeded to maul and stab them.

A certain Ronald Tagle of Ballesteros, Aurora, Isabela was identified suspect who stabbed the victims, according to PSSG Nolito I Orani, investigator on case.

“Hindi na napigilan ni Ronald ang grupo ni SB at kapitan kaya dinaan na ito sa pananaksak,” the investigator said.

Abra farmer shot dead

BANGUED, Abra -- A farmer was killed in a gun attack here recently.

Ginely Barbosa, 27, was driving his tricycle in Barangay Macray when gunmen appeared from a forested area along the Abra-Kalinga Road and shot him twice.

Barbosa was brought to the Seares Memorial Hospital and later transferred to the Abra Provincial Hospital, where he died while being treated.

Investigations into the killing is ongoing.

 Teacher stabbed to death by ex-student

By Eva Visperas

TAYUG, Pangasinan – A teacher in this town was stabbed to death allegedly by one of his former students recently. 

The body of Arnaldo Tabucol, 29, of the Sta. Cruz Integrated School in Sta. Maria town in this province was found in a farm in Barangay Libertad. 

Maj. Wilmer Pagaduan, town police officer-in-charge, said probers are eyeing robbery as the motive, noting that the victim’s personal belongings and motorcycle are missing. 

A Grade 10 student was among those arrested in a follow-up operation.       

Motorcycle driver hits cop at checkpoint in Mangaldan

By Liezle Basa-Inigo

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – A member of the Mangaldan Police was rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries when a motorcycle rider drove through him at a checkpoint on the national road in Barangay Poblacion here.

According to the police, Police Chief Master Sergeant Romeo Liwanag was manning the checkpoint and flagged down motorcycle rider Gerald Marcial, 21, and a resident of Barangay Pogo here.

Liwanag was reported to have ordered Marcial to stop because he was not wearing a helmet.

But instead of yielding, Marcial sped on and even bumped Liwanag who was thrown to the pavement and sustained injuries.

                He was brought to the Pangasinan Medical Center in Dagupan City.

Marcial tried to speed off from the scene, but was chased down by responding police who caught up with him in Barangay Pogo.

2 drug suspects slain in Malolos ‘shootout’

By Ramon Efren Lazaro and Emmanuel Tupas

MALOLOS, Bulacan — Two suspected drug traffickers were killed in an alleged shootout with police officers in San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan on Tuesday night.

Arjohn Irena and Carlo Sison died at the scene of the reported encounter that occurred at around 11 p.m. in Barangay Minuyan Proper.

Irena and Sison were on the unified watch list of the police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, according to Col. Lawrence Cajipe, acting chief of the Bulacan police. 

The suspects reportedly drew their guns after sensing they were dealing with undercover agents.

Police said they recovered 20 plastic sachets containing shabu, two shotguns and marked money from the suspects.

Meanwhile, 26 other drug suspects were arrested in anti-illegal drug operations conducted recently in the cities of Malolos and Meycauayan and in the towns of Balagtas, Baliwag, Bocaue, Bulakan, Nozagaray, Pulilan and Sta. Maria.        

2 teenagers die in Isabela road accident

By Freddie Lazaro

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Two teenagers were killed after the tricycle (korong-korong) they were riding in collided into a dump truck along a road in Barangay San Placido, Roxas town in Isabela last Monday.

According to Roxas Municipal Police, the driver was a Grade 10 student while his passenger was also 16 years old.

They were both residents of Barangay Rizal in the same town.

Police said the accident occurred when the eastbound tricycle suddenly swerved into the opposite lane with the driver not seeing the incoming dump truck which was driven by Danilo Anog, 49, a resident of Barangay Sinamar, which is also in Roxas town.

Due to the strong impact of the collision, the two teenagers were thrown off the tricycle as they sustained serious head injuries that resulted in their instantaneous death.

Anog immediately surrendered to the Roxas police, and was charged with reckless imprudence resulting in double homicide and damage to property at the prosecution office.

 
Two men nabbed for dumping illegal waste

By Freddie Velez

PANDI, Bulacan – With the Bulacan police committed to carry out the Kaligkasan program of Central Luzon Police Regional Director Brig. General Rhodel O. Sermonia and assist the local governments in protecting the environment, two men were arrested for dumping illegal waste in Barangay Poblacion in this town last Tuesday, February 25.

Police identified those arrested as Romeo Bernando Cruz, 62, dumpsite caretaker, and Roberto Malaras Diela, a helper.

Based on a report submitted by Pandi Police Chief Major Joy Placido, personnel of their station, together with the Kaligkasan volunteer village watchmen, responded to a complaints that a van was transporting and dumping drums containing domestic, industrial and commercial toxic chemicals in a remote area of Barangay Poblacion.

The police team and the village watchmen caught the suspects in the act of dumping the waste materials, and were promptly arrested when they could not present pertinent documents that would have allowed them to discard of the toxic materials in the area.

However, the driver of the vehicle escaped.

Recovered were an empty drum and 35 drums full of toxic waste materials from Transport Marketing Corporation, Pasig City; and a six-wheeler truck.

A complaint for violation of Republic Act 9003, or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, is being prepared against the suspects.