ALAMINOS CITY—A man was arrested by the police for poking a handgun while having a drinking session with a group of men in Barangay Palamis here at around 8:45 p.m. of August 1. The suspect was identified as Romeo Castro Bustijer, 52, from whom lawmen seized one Armscor Caliber 38…

MANGALDAN—Leaders of a fraternity group have been arrested and charged by the police following the rescue of 44 teenage recruits who were about to undergo initiation rites that would have included a “blood compact”. More than 10 others who were also recruited and due for initiation by the group managed…

STA. MARIA—One of Region 1’s most wanted persons, who is facing eight counts of rape involving a six-year old girl, was finally caught by the police in Barangay Dalayap here. Arrested was Cesar Fajardo, 50, a resident of the barangay, but is facing charges in Tagudin, Ilocos Sur where he…

An engineer of the Dagupan Electric Corporation (Decorp) is now in serious condition after being shot by two men riding in tandem on a motorcycle in front of the Decorp plant in Barangay Bacayao here at about 6:55 a.m. Thursday. Amado Dizon, 35, of Mangaldan town, a systems engineer, was…

TWO persons suspected to have opened fire on two houses in Barangay Lasip Grande in Dagupan on the night of July 21 were arrested by the police in a follow-up operation in Barangay Malued. The suspects, Geofrey Janairo, alias Bro, 53, and Antonio Esguerra, 24, of Malued District, were tagged…

A FATHER and son were gunned down in the island barangay of Pugaro in Dagupan at 10:30 a.m. of July 10, killing the elder victim. The lone fatality was identified as Delfin Ramos, 66, a widower and Ryan Ramos, 28, both fishermen and residents of Pugaro Centro. The elder Ramos…

TWO men and two women were caught inside an inn in Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City while having a sniffing session at past 12 noon of July 11. The four suspects were arrested by elements of the City Ant-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force and intelligence operatives of Dagupan City Police Station…

BOLINAO–A driver of a passenger bus bound for Manila was shot in the back back by one of two passengers before alighting rom the bus along the highway in Barangay Tara, Bolinao at past 4:00 p.m. on July 6. The shooting happened inside a Five Star Bus bound for Pasay City coming…

STA. BARBARA–Two men who were arrested by the police before noon of July 2 as among three suspects in the attempted slaying of a local newsman were released the next day after the Sta. Barbara police failed to secure warrants for their arrest. The two, who were among three persons identified…

MANGALDAN–Two members of a robbery gang were arrested in a follow-up operation conducted by the police minutes after they held up one establishment in Barangay Guilig here at about 10:10 p.m. Wednesday. Arrested were Danilo Gabriel, 32, of Barangay Lekep, San Fabian town; and Michael Martinez , 22, of Barangay…