LINGAYEN–The principal suspect in the gun slaying of the municipal health officer of Sta. Maria town in February this year was arrested by joint elements of the Pangasinan police and policemen of Baguio City in Baguio City on October 9. The suspect, Jay R. Yranon, 33, was arrested at the house…

URBIZTONDO–A woman vegetable vendor who the police said was tagged by her neighbor as “mangkukulam” was shot dead in her house in the evening of Oct. 18 in Barangay Angatel, Urbiztondo. The victim was identified as Delia Tapiador, 59 years old, married, vegetable vendor was shot by a still unidentified suspect…

LINGAYEN–A woman listed as a top drug dealer in Sual town was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Poblacion Sual Wednesday afternoon. Taken into police custody was Minda Tandoc, 44, of of Barangay Baybay Sur, Sual and seized from her possession were nine heat-sealed plastic transparent sachets containing white crystalline substance…

TWO students of the Robert Estrella National High School in Rosales were also arrested Wednesday by the police for having in their possession while inside the school campus one marijuana brick, which was about two by four inches in size. Arrested were Jefferson Cabodoy, 16, of Barangay Bartolome, and Richard…

LINGAYEN– The Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) formed an investigation task group to look into the bus-burning incident at the Five Star Bus Terminal- located in Barangay Tempra Guilig, San Fabian last October 5. Two buses with plate numbers AVY 557 and UVP 698 were set on fire by still…

BARANGAY ELECTION UMINGAN—An incumbent barangay chairman here seeking re-election was wounded when unidentified men fired at him while he was on his way to file his certificate of candidacy along with his political allies at the local Commission on Elections office Friday.

BOLINAO—A South Korean student drowned at the Bolinao Falls in Barangay Tupa here in the afternoon of October 5 while on a fun trip with friends. The victim was identified as Hyung Ho Kwon, 24, student of CNS International Language School in Baguio City.

DAGUPAN CITY–Five persons in a ‘sniffing’ session were arrested in an anti-illegal drugs operation conducted by the Dagupan City Police Station on Bartolome Street in Bonuan Gueset here at 4:30 p.m. of October 10.

URDANETA–A motorcycle rider died when his unit collided with a 14-wheeler tanker truck along the Mac Arthur Highway in Barangay Nancayasan here at 8:00 p.m. of October 10.

MANGATAREM—A 69-year old widow was shot dead by an unidentified suspect on board a scooter, possibly over a land dispute. The victim, Perla Sabares, was sweeping the ground in front of the Our Lady of Fatima grotto in Barangay Zamora corner Roxas St. here Thursday morning when the shooter passed…