TWO persons were arrested by the police Thursday afternoon in Sitio Aling, Arellano Street in Dagupan in an operation conducted by the Dagupan Police, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Arrested were Rachelle R. Pugal, 33, single, a balut vendor, and Leonardo Dela Cruz, 49. Pugal was…
URDANETA CITY–A suspected drug pusher was arrested Thursday afternoon in Barangay Camantiles here in an operation conducted by elements of the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Urdaneta City Police Station. Arrested was Manolito Bacani, alias “Maning”, 33,of Barangay Caviganan St., Poblacion.
BALUNGAO–Unidentified armed men riding in tandem on a motorcycle opened fire on the house of Mayor Philipp Peralta in Barangay Poblacion at about 9:00 p.m. Thursday, The police recovered 10 empty shells from the scene but no one was hurt reported hurt. The suspects have fled before the responding Balungao…
A P400,000 reward money awaits anyone who can help the police identify and locate the suspects behind the P10-million BHF Gemline Pawnshop robbery in Dagupan last November 10. Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr., city police chief here, said the reward is jointly put up by the owner of the shop and…
A MAN posing as an employee of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) district office in Dagupan is now in the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after he was caught by the Mangaldan police recruiting members for the agency’s Flying Squad. The suspect was identified as John Feliciano, 45, a…
MALASIQUI—A movie executive producer who hails from this town died while 19 others were injured in a three-vehicle accident that involved a bus, pick-up, and motorcycle early morning of November 20 in Barangay Gomez here. Antonio Veloria, 60, who was the executive producer of Batang West Side that starred Joel…
AFTER three months of continued surveillance and monitoring, the notorious leader of the PEN drug group of La Union, whose operations extend to Pangasinan, has fallen in the hands of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Regional Office 1 (PDEA RO1) through a buy-bust operation the last November 5. The suspect,…
STO. TOMAS—This municipality is the first small town in the country that launched the nationwide Barkada Kontra Droga (BKD) program. At the launching ceremony, Vice Mayor Timoteo “Dick” Villar III said Secretary Antonio Villar Jr. who heads the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and former mayor of the town, has been unrelenting…
RESPONSE TO REP. GINA’S CALL LINGAYEN—Sr. Supt. Mariano Luis Verzosa, officer in-charge of the Pangasinan Police, has ordered the chief of police of Dagupan to intensify the campaign against the illegal drug trade in the city. Verzosa’s order to Supt. Romeo Caramat was in response to the letter of 4th…
LINGAYEN–The barangay secretary of Dorongan Sawat in Mangatarem was shot dead by unidentified armed men riding in tandem at the approach of the Caanlatan Bridge in Barangay Dorongan Punta Sunday night. Chief Inspector Fidel Junio, officer-in-charge of the Mangatarem Police Station, identified the fatality as Oscar Viray, 53, a retired…
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