Police provide students tips on personal security
THE Dagupan police gave out leaflets containing crime prevention tips to students in public schools during the opening of classes last June 4.
PO2 Rodrigo Vinluan of the Police Community Relations Office said police officers were fielded to school areas to distribute the leaflets captioned ‘Mamang Pulis Patnubay sa mga Mag-aaral’.
The crime prevention guide included safety in the streets and walkways and safety inside public vehicles.
Part of the safety tips in the streets advise the students to refrain from talking to strangers and from wearing expensive jewelry that may attract the attention of robbers; to avoid walking alone especially in streets with no lights and; and to decline offers from strangers to give them a ride home.
In riding public vehicles, commuters are advised to jot down the plate number of the vehicle; to watch out for wallets and other belongings; to keep their hands and arms inside the vehicle to prevent thieves from taking their watches forcibly.
In cases of hold-up inside vehicles, students are advised to give up whatever is demanded of them and not to resist and fight back. It is also not advisable to jump off the vehicle, Vinluan added.
“We encouraged the students to read the flyers for their own good,” Vinluan said during the Pantongtongan Tayo radio program of the Philippine Information Agency last week.
The distribution of leaflets was a joint project of the Police Community Relations and Family Juvenile Gender and Development Division and the Tactical Operations Center, which can be reached at telephone numbers 515- 3123 or 515- 6536.
POLICE VISIBILITY
The city’s police visibility in school areas has been increased to deter criminals and to provide prompt assistance to the students.
P/Insp. Joseph Dalope of the Police Community Relations Division said the start of school year 2012-2013 was generally peaceful and no untoward incident was listed during the school opening.
Security was particularly tightened at the Dagupan City National High School after 14 -year old student Madelaine Faith Goyena of Barangay Malued was found dead i on Friday, June 1 inside the campus with 17 stab wounds.
Dalope said authorities have arrested the 18 -year old suspect and was charged with murder the day after.
The suspect pointed to three other persons who committed the crime who remain at large and are being hunted by authorities. (PIA-Pangasinan/VHS)
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