ALCALA — A 12-year old boy who was reported missing 7:00 p.m. of July 25 was found floating along the Agno River in Barangay San Vicente, Alcala 24 hours later. According to the police, the body of Jonell Sebastian, a special child, was found by a fisherman, Raymund Bautista, 41,…

SAN FABIAN—Three blast fishermen were arrested for possession of improvised explosive devices on July 18 during simultaneous raids at their houses in Barangay Nibaliw Narvarte here. P/Chief Inspector Arvin Jacob, police chief here identified the suspects as Boyet Salcedo, 46, Reynaldo Tanghel, 51, and Jeson Imbornal, 44. Police found two…

URDANETA CITY — The Urdaneta City Police Station clarified there was no bomb explosion as rumored but simply the disposal of a hand grenade discovered by a street sweeper in front of a Small Town Lottery (STL) outlet early morning in Barangay Nancayasan. P/Supt. Neil Miro, city police chief, made the clarification…

A motorcycle theft was shot dead in an armed encounter with pursuing members of the Dagupan police on Claveria Road in Sitio Looban, Barangay Pogo Grande here at about 11:22 p.m. of June 30. The police said the suspect, who remains unidentified, stole a motorcycle parked at the Dagupan City…

TAYUG–Two drug personalities were arrested late afternoon of July 6 in a buy-bust operation conducted by the Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) of the police  and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Barangay A in Tayug, Arrested were Danilo Fragata Jr, 36, a passenger van driver, of Barangay Dalumpines, San Nicolas,…

SAN CARLOS CITY– A self-confessed drug pusher who surrendered but remained a drug personality listed on the watch list, was shot dead at 4:20 p.m., Thursday, July 6, in front of an eatery in Brgy. San Pedro-Taloy, San Carlos City. The victim was identified by the police as one Manuel…

BINMALEY–A businessman listed in the town police’s drug watch list was arrested by the police after serving him a search warrant at his residence at 6:00 a.m. of July 6 in Barangay Caloocan here. The police identified the suspect as Danilo Agustin, alias “Dani” was arrested by virtue of a…

A ROBBERY and extortion suspect who was killed during an entrapment operation early Friday morning, June 29 in Barangay Nancamaliran East in Urdaneta City, was a drug personality who surrendered earlier. This was confirmed by P/Superintendent Neil Miro, Urdaneta police, who identified the suspect as Vergel Lutrania, 21 years old,…

LINGAYEN—Thirty-five small sachets and one big sachet containing shabu were seized in a raid by the police at the house of a village councilor of Bani town on Wednesday. The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) identified the arrested barangay kagawad as Philip Ramones of Ambabaay, Bani, tagged as a high-value…

ONE-TIME, BIG TIME BALUNGAO — Six persons including a barangay chairman, wanted for various crimes and believed to be members of a group operating in Easter Pangasinan were arrested and various high powered firearms and ammunition were seized from them by the joint police operatives. P/Sr. Superintendent Ronald Lee, provincial…