SAN CARLOS CITY–A policeman on vacation was gunned down and killed in front of his home in Barangay Mabalbalino here at about 4:30 p.m. on April 9.     The victim was identified as P/Cpl Rogeron Ramirez, 39, who was detailed at the Chaplain Service of Police Regional Office 1 at…

FOUR suspected pushers who were placed under surveillance were finally arrested last week. In Binmaley, a bus inspector was arrested in a buy-bust operation conducted by the police in Barangay Caloocan Sur here in the afternoon of April 7. Arrested was Jefferon Ramos, an inspector of a bus company plying…

ANTI-DRUGS CAMPAIGN LINGAYEN–Five drug personalities and a student fall in renewed stepped up anti-drug operations conducted by the police in separate towns of Pangasinan last week. In Mangatarem, arrested by the police in Barangay Parian, Mangatarem in the morning of April 3 were Veronika Agustin, a drug watch list personality,…

SURPRISE RANDOM TEST LINGAYEN—One of 300 employees of the General Service Office (GSO) of the provincial government was found positive of illegal drugs following a surprise mandatory drug testing conducted last March 22. The surprise random drug testing was ordered by Gov. Amado Espino III as a show of support…

THE Dagupan Police now consider the slaying of a Filipino-American woman and her maid in Barangay Lasip Chico in the early morning of March 15 as solved with the arrest of the former driver of the victim the next day. The victims in the gruesome murder were Rosalina Esteves, 68,…

CAMP BGEN OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union– The No.3 Most Wanted Person in Region 1, a Pangasinense from Manaoag town was arrested in Barangay San Roque, Castillejos, Zambales on March 8. P/ Brig. Gen. Romulo E. Sapitula, PRO1 Regional Director, identified the suspect as Joel Fernandez Naniong, 41, now a resident…

LAOAC–An ice buko vendor was arrested and detained after he was charged with statutory rape, for sexually abusing his three-year-old daughter. PO3 Abigail Somiquiab, officer-on-case, said Wednesday that Arnold Guillermo, 43, of Barangay Poblacion this town, was arrested March 9 by the police and is now detained at the Bureau…

THREE persons, including a namesake of TV star Kris Aquino, were arrested in two separate buy-bust operations conducted by the Dagupan Police on February 26. The arrested Kris’ namesake was Kris Aquino y Medalla, alias “Nancy”, 26, of Bagong Baryo, Bonuan Gueset; and her cohort Matthew Casilang, 26, of Barangay 2…

URDANETA CITY–A woman was caught en flagrante delicto with illegal drug paraphernalia when she visited her relatives detained at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) district jail on February 26. Confiscated by jail guards from Vilma Belvis, 52, a widow of Barangay Bayaoas, Urdaneta City were seven plastic…

ALCALA–For a still unknown reason, a woman onion grower was shot and wounded by an onion buyer who came to their house late morning on February 26 in Barangay Ataynan of this town. The victim was identified as Concepcion P. Cortez, 50, who was rushed to Sto. Nino Hospital in…