POLICE operatives arrested a 24-year-old woman operating a dental clinic in Barangay Palamis in Alaminos City in an entrapment operation last Sep 20. P/Lieutenant Colonel Garie Noel Pascua, Alaminos City police chief, said the suspect, Princess Pascual, who claimed to be a licensed dentist was the subject of numerous complaints by her patients and officials […]
Crime Notes
Lady transporter attacked by depressed minor
A LADY driver in Urdaneta City, who earns a living by conveying passengers to their destinations in her car, was stabbed by the person who booked her services while traversing Barangay Santa Lucia. P/Lt. Colonel Vicente Castor Jr., Urdaneta City police chief, said the victim, Lea Codera, 30 years old, is a resident of San […]
Detainee commits suicide inside CIDG custodial facility
A DETAINEE at the custodial facility of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Alaminos City committed suicide on Sept. 20. Fernando Cantong, 60, a resident of Barangay Buenlag, Binmaley, who was accused of incestuous rape and arrested on Sept. 17, reportedly hanged himself inside the custodial facility with the use of a nylon […]
13 arrested in illegal cockfighting after SAP distribution
THE Lingayen Police Station arrested 13 persons caught engaged in illegal cockfighting along Don Claudio St., in Barangay Pangapisan North in Lingayen, and wondered if the gambling was prompted by the recent distribution of allotted financial assistance from the DSWD’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP). According to P/Lt. Col. Theodore Perez, Lingayen police chief, the station […]
2 teachers nabbed for illegal cockfighting
TWO teachers and three others were arrested for illegal cockfighting on Sept. 13 in Barangay Songkoy, Calasiao. P/Lt. Col. Ferdinand de Asis, town police chief, said Apolinario Rosario, 53; Joeffrey Ordona, 46; Allan Reyes, 31; Roberto Aquino, 61 and Abraham Ferrer, 50, all from San Carlos City were arrested participating in an illegal cockfighting. Both […]
Repair of dump truck kills two
TWO mechanics died in Barangay Rosario in Lingayen while one survived when a dump truck they were repairing pinned them down. Police investigation identified the fatalities as Elvin Viliran and Bleck Garcia. Romnick Ferrer survived the accident. They were repairing the dump truck when the iron bar supporting the elevated truck collapsed, crushing the victims. […]
161 rape cases during community quarantine
THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) recorded 161 rape cases from March to August this year while the province was under strict implementation of the community quarantine. PPPO Women and Children Protection Desk Chief Capt. Jairilyn Camangian said the 161 cases were from violation on women (21) while violation on children (140) and believes the […]
70-year-old woman found dead, her throat slit
A 70-year-old woman in Alaminos City was brutally murdered by a still unknown suspect with no known motive. The victim, Virginia Macadangdang, a resident of Barangay San Jose, was found by her granddaughter inside her home lying on a pool of blood, her throat slit. P/ Lt. Colonel Garry Noel Pascua, Alaminos City chief of […]
Man in Manaoag arrested for 22 counts of rape
A 33-year-old man was arrested on August 29 for 22 counts of rape in a joint operation by the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office and the Manaoag Police. The police served a warrant of arrest at the residence of the suspect identified as Prudencio Moreno, alias “Meme”, 33, jobless, of Barangay Mabanogbog, Urdaneta City. The warrant […]
Two electrocuted after touching live wire
TWO men died of electrocution in separate incidents in Bolinao and Lingayen towns. Perfecto Quimado, 54 years old and a resident of Barangay Salud, Bolinao, was busy working in his welding shop, was suddenly electrocuted when he accidentally touched a live wire. In Poblacion, Lingayen, Leo Peren, a tricycle driver, was fixing an electric wiring […]