Police Roundup

Teacher found stabbed dead at La Union beach

By Erwin Beleo

BAUANG, La Union – Police are now trying to establish identities of persons who stabbed to death a man here on Nov. 1.  
    The body of the man, who was later identified as a teacher, was found by a fisherman on the shores of Barangay Pagdalagan Sur here on All Saints Day.
    The victim, who was later identified as 40-year-old Joel Mendoza, a teacher at the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Mid La Union Campus in San Fernando City, La Union, bore stab wounds in different parts of the body, according to a police report.
    The victim was a resident of Barangay Parian, San Fernando City. 
    According to the report, a fisherman, who was a resident of Barangay Pagdalagan Sur, went to check on his fishing boat at around 4:30 a.m. when he noticed a body that looked like it was washed ashore on the beach. 
    The victim was found with stab wounds in different parts of the body.
    Bauang police are now coordinating with the San Fernando City police in investigating the teacher’s killing.
    Relatives said they last saw the victim going to a birthday party.
    Probers have yet to determine the motive for the killing.

 
P20.8 million MJ, shabu confiscated in Cordillera

CAMP DANGWA, LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Anti-drug units of Police Regional Office Cordillera destroyed over P20.8-million worth of illegal drugs last October.  

Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. R’win S. Pagkalinawan revealed this saying during the period, police conducted 29 operations that resulted in confiscation and seizure of illegal drugs worth P20,789,532.
    The contraband was composed of 75,850 fully grown marijuana plants, 71,200 seedlings and 20,000 grams of stalks of the illegal plants and 55.96 grams of methamphetamine.
     A total of 28 suspects were arrested during the period wherein 22 cases were filed in court while a total of 11 drug personalities surrendered to authorities.
    A certain Benjie A Alaban, 32, tricycle driver, resident of Atok, Flora, Apayao was reportedly arrested Oct. 28 with a companion identified as Hominick Alawid Bacday, 30, farmer, resident of Poblacion West, Flora.
    Three sachets containing suspected shabu, pouch and assorted drug paraphernalia were reportedly confiscated from them.

193 wanted persons nabbed in Cordillera

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A total of 193 wanted persons were arrested in the Cordillera last October.    
    Regional police director Brig. Gen R’win S. Pagkalinawan bared this here at Camp Dangwa saying out of these, 37 were listed as Top 10 most wanted persons.
    Baguio City Police Office recorded the highest number with 77 apprehensions followed by Benguet Provincial Police Office with 46; Kalinga PPO, 21; Abra, 20; Ifugao, 16; Apayao, 8 and Mountain Province PPO with five..
    Of TMWP, Baguio and Benguet registered the most number of arrests.
    The no.1 TMWP in Tabuk City identified as Argie Esteban Nalog, 25, farmer was apprehended Oct.  31 in his residence in Sitio Mamaga, Poswoy, Balbalan, Kalinga.
    He had a recommended bail bond of P72,000 issued by Judge Jerson E. Angog of RTC, Branch 25, Tabuk City, Kalinga for violation of Republic Act 9262 known as Violence Against Women and their Children Act.

 
New Ilocos Sur PNP chief bared

By Eva Visperas

CANDON CITY -- The Ilocos Sur police has a new commander.
Brig. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Ilocos region police director, installed Col. Wilson Doromal as the new Ilocos Sur police chief on Oct. 30.
    Doromal, former director of the Highway Patrol Group-National Capital Region office, replaced Col. Ronald Tagao.
Doromal vowed to make every police officer in Ilocos Sur a perfect example of a “Pulis na Responsable, Respetado at Disiplinado.”

P’sinan’s ‘top carnapper’ nabbed at husband’s wake

By Liezle Basa Inigo

SAN ANTONIO, Nueva Ecija -- Elements of the Pangasinan Provincial Highway Patrol Team and the Nueva Ecija police arrested the most wanted carnapper of Pangasinan at the wake of her husband in Nueva Ecija.
    The Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group identified the suspect as 53-year-old Mary Jane Tolentino Bautista of Barangay Rosario, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan.
    She was arrested by the Pangasinan PHPT and Nueva Ecija police last Oct. 29 while attending the wake of her husband in Barangay Papaya, San Antonio, Nueva Ecija.
    Elements of the Pangasinan Provincial Highway Patrol Team and Nueva Ecija local police arrest what they called “most wanted carnapper of Pangasinan.”
    Meanwhile, authorities here encouraged victims of carnapping to file their complaint at the PNP-HPG Pangasinan.
    They reiterated their warning to the public to be careful and verify records and documents thoroughly before buying second hand vehicles.
 

Bus hits tricycle in Ilocos Norte; 2 dead

By Cesar Ramirez
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte -- Two men died when their tricycle collided with a mini bus here on Monday.
    Police said Flaviano Macatumbas Jr., 44, and Gerome Querabo, 29, were declared dead on arrival at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center in Batac City.
    Initial investigation showed the tricycle was hit by the mini bus while overtaking a car in Barangay 22.
    The driver of the bus, Jonathan Yarte, 37, was unhurt.

Jealous hubby stabs wife to death for having a chat mate

By Liezle Basa Inigo

BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan -- A 25-year-old housewife was allegedly brutally stabbed to death by her husband at their residence here in Barangay Zone 6 after he suspected her of having a chat mate Nov. 2. 

According to the Bayambang police, Geneva De Guzman sustained multiple stab wounds in the chest and back believed to have been inflicted by her husband Ronmel De Guzman, 32.
Probers said Ronmel was under the influence of liquor when the incident happened 9 p.m. on Monday.

The report added the suspect was having fits of jealousy after learning that his wife had a chat mate.

This reportedly enraged him into stabbing Geneva with a kitchen knife.

The victim was rushed to the Bayambang District Hospital in Bayambang town but was declared dead on arrival.

Ronmel is now under the custody of Bayambang police.