LINGAYEN— Here’s a warning to would-be rapists. Records at the Women’s and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) at the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office here show there the recorded 77 rape victims (from January to September this year) of whom 66 were children and the rest are 18 years old and above,…

SAN CARLOS CITY—Combined police elements arrested on Wednesday the known leader of a cattle rustling and gun-for-hire group called Bacani Gang operating here and in nearby Urbiztondo town.

MANAOAG—A male septuagenarian was shot dead by unidentified suspects Tuesday afternoon in Barangay Inamotan here. Killed was Alejandro Duyag , resident of Barangay Baguinay here, who sustained multiple gun shot wounds while on board a tricycle with four other passengers.

SAN CARLOS CITY–One was killed while another was wounded in a wake in Barangay Agdao here before dawn Tuesday. Superintendent Rodolfo Castro Jr, city police chief, identified the fatality as Raymond Layno, 23 who sustained two gunshot wounds on his chest while wounded was Rolando Rola, 17, who was hit…

OPLAN KATOK BACK IN OPERATION LINGAYEN—The police are back in action with Oplan Katok to round up loose firearms in preparation for the October 28 barangay election. Last September 25, a barangay chairman and four others were arrested along with the confiscation of various loose firearms and ammunitions in their…

LINGAYEN—The military uniform worn sloppily by an impostor gave him away. As family and friends of the late Marine Private First Class Jeffrey Castillo in Barangay Maniboc were mourning his death in the Zamboanga siege, a man posing as a lieutenant colonel of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) came to…

BAYAMBANG—The number one most wanted criminal in the province has finally fallen into the hands of the law. Arrested in Barangay Sancagulis here on September 21 through the implementation of a search warrant was Marcelino Estrada, who has a pending alias warrant of arrest for the crime of murder in…

A FORMER barangay kagawad from Manaoag was arrested for peddling illegal drugs by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) during a buy-bust operation in the evening of September 18. The suspect was identified as Joedhel Ventura Ocomen, 26, single, and a resident of 191 Bisal, Manaoag.

TAYUG—A farmer, who was in a drinking session with six people, ended up killing himself last September 19 as he showed off his gun, pointed it to his head and accidentally fired. The fatality was identified as Pepito Calica, 54, a resident of Purok 4, Barangay Panganiban here where he…

STA. MARIA–A utility worker doubling as security guard of the municipal government here is now in serious condition after he was shot by two men riding tandem on a motorcycle in the afternoon of September 17. The victim, Rannie Carbonel, 46, was on board his motorcycle while on his way…