13 wanted persons nabbed in Cordi; no crime in 54 towns

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet -- Thirty-nine  wanted persons, including seven listed most wanted persons (MWP) were arrested in Cordillera , while 54 municipalities in the region recorded zero crime incidents from September 17 to 23, the regional police information office said.
    Records of Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division bared Benguet Police Provincial Office recorded the highest number of arrests, with 12, followed by the Baguio City Police Office with 9; Ifugao PPO, 6; Apayao PPO, 5; Abra and Kalinga PPOs with 3 each  and one by Mt. Province PPO.
    Of the seven persons listed as MWP, six were most wanted at municipal level and one provincial.
    Meanwhile, as a result of the intensified police presence, 54 municipalities in the region and one police station in Baguio City recorded zero crime incidents in these areas during the same week.
    Zero crime incidents were recorded in 22 municipalities in Abra, seven municipalities in Benguet, seven in Ifugao; five, Apayao, three, Kalinga and 10 in Mt. Province.
    In Baguio City, the Marcos Highway police station 10 also recorded zero crime incidents out of 10 police stations in Baguio City.
 

Construction worker shot dead in Ilocos Sur

By Freddie Lazaro

SAN VICENTE, Ilocos Sur – A construction worker was gunned down in Barangay Bayubay Norte here on night of Sept. 25.
    Police identified the victim as Renan Lofredo Revoltiado, 41, resident of Barangay San Julian Norte, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.
    The victim was shot with a caliber .45 pistol based on the recovered empty shell from the crime scene.
    Investigators are reviewing closed-circuit television cameras in the area to identify the suspect.