MAPANDAN–The barangay captain of Barangay Golden, Mapandan was mauled by two drunken teens mid afternoon of September 15 in his own village. Barangay Captain Peter Servito, 55, was mauled by two teens, identified as Santi Palma and Jomari Santos, 19, both of Barangay Apaya, Mapandan, whom he confronted about attempting to hit him…

MANGALDAN—The Mangaldan Police Station (MPS) officially closed the investigation of the reported kidnapping of a minor in the town and ruled it was a hoax. Supt. Jackie Candelario, chief of MPS, said the investigation showed the “victim”,  concocted the circumstances behind her claimed “kidnapping” and her “escape.” Candelario said a…

LINGAYEN—Three personnel of the provincial government are facing administrative charges, after being caught under the influence of alcohol while on duty. Provincial Engineering Office field personnel Leonardo Soriano, Danilo Mandapat, and Luis Biazon were reported by Engr. Crescencia Agas, their supervising engineer, for reporting to duty allegedly under the influence of…

BAYAMBANG—An 11-month-old girl drowned in a pail of water on Sept. 9 in their residence in Barangay Nalsian Sur here. Based on police investigation, the victim, Sianne Caguioa was playing around the vicinity where her mother, Lourdes Caguio, was washing clothes in their house. Police Senior Inspector Edgar Torres, investigation officer…

REFORMING ARRESTED MINORS STA. BARBARA—The increasing number of minors being arrested for committing petty crimes and/or participation in major crimes are beginning to alarm the town’s citizenry.   To address the looming social problem, the Sta. Barbara Police Station (SBPS) also began working with a volunteer teachers and pastors’ group,…

MALASIQUI–An incumbent barangay councilor in Barangay Palong here was arrested for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition and the police confiscated a shotgun and assorted ammunition for different guns on September 9. PO3 Jeffrey Padilla, police investigator of Malasiqui Police Station (MPS) said the search in the house of Barangay…

BINALONAN—Joint police elements arrested on Sept. 3 in Barangay Moreno this town the suspected gunman in the killing of a retired policeman here last month. Arrested was Basilio Baybayan based on warrant of arrest for another homicide case in Camarines Norte. The warrant was served by joint detectives of the Criminal Investigation…

BINALONAN—A businessman was killed and his wife was seriously hurt when they were robbed reportedly by their own store helper and his companions who attacked them while they were inside their store in the afternoon of Aug. 26 in Barangay Poblacion, Binalonan. The incident, however, was only discovered the following…

URDANETA CITY—Still unidentified robbers forcibly entered the cashier and accounting offices of Pangasinan State University (PSU) in Barangay San Vicente here and carted away P113,000 cash. The robbery was discovered Tuesday morning by Krystel Leal, 26, administrative clerk of PSU Urdaneta City campus.  The police is looking at possible complicity of…

UMINGAN—Two janitors of Umingan Central School here were shot and wounded by school’s security guard inside the campus last Monday.  The victims, identified as Marvin Pabalan and Aniano Perras, residents of Barangay Caurdanetaan of this town, were having a drinking spree in the school building when they were shot by…