Zero crime rate reported
For 3 days post “Pepeng”
LINGAYEN–No crime was recorded in Pangasinan for three days immediately following the onslaught of typhoon Pepeng on Oct. 9, the provincial police said.
Sr. Supt. Percival Barba, police provincial director, said the police chiefs in the 44 towns and four cities all reported zero crime in the aftermath of the typhoon that devastated eastern and central parts of the province.
Only flood-related incidents such as drowning, missing persons and electrocution were reported.
“Unlike in Metro Manila and in some heavily-flooded areas in nearby provinces when Typhoon Ondoy struck one week ahead of Pepeng, Pangasineneses didn’t experience looting,” Barba said.
DAMAGES
Meanwhile, Barba also reported that the typhoon left the provincial police force with damaged 15 patrol vehicles, four motorcycles, computers and other office equipment as several police stations, too, went under floodwater.
Barba said the force coped with its patrols through the use of some of the police officers’ personal cars for and mayors provided funds for the immediate repair of the affected vehicles.
“The bayanihan spirit among policemen is very much alive,” said Barba,#
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