By Ahikam Pasion Victims of separate drowning still unidentified POLICE are still investigating the identity of a man who was found floating lifeless along Agno River in Barangay Dorongan, Mangatarem on Wednesday, January 18. Police estimate the man to be at 5’7” in height, wearing black denim pants, and has…
A JEALOUS husband stabbed her wife to death 300 times inside a motel in Mangaldan town Tuesday, January 9. Victim was identified as Marilyn Erfe Acosta, 39, an OFW and a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Sual town. Her husband, Richard Acosta, is a 40-year-old security guard. Initial investigation from…
THE renewed Battle Against Drugs (BAD) of Police Regional Office (PRO) 1 received pledges of commitment from 78 pastors and faith-based leaders led by Dr. Danilo Bornales, founder/president of the original BAD. This was announced by P/Brig. General John Chua, police regional director, following pledges of commitment were signed supporters…
TWO more barangays in San Carlos City—Caingal and Naguilayan—were declared ‘drug-cleared’ by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). This raised the number of drug-cleared barangays in San Carlos City to 65, while processing of 25 barangays to attain drug-cleared status continues. Barangays Caingal and Naguilayan received their drug-cleared status following…
A CONTRACTOR who posed as an influential member of the media was arrested by joint police operatives led by the Calasiao police in the morning of January 11 after he tried to extort money from the manager of a fun fair/sideshow operating in Barangay Poblacion East in Calasiao. The suspect,…
FAMILY WELCOMES 2023 – A family cautiously watches two “fountains” they lit on the street fronting their home on Burgos St. in Dagupan City to welcome 2023. The family agreed on “No fireworks” this year. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
THE head of a crime syndicate engaged in various criminal activities in the Second District was arrested mid-afternoon of January 3 in Barangay Tapuac, Dagupan City where he is hiding. According to the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO), the suspect, Rodrigo Poral, alias “Badon”, 31, a construction worker of Barangay Libsong East…
TRAFFIC stood still along the Manila North Road at 7:30 p.m. on January 4 when one vehicle stopped in the middle of the Teofilo Sison Bridge in Carmen, Rosales . When the police arrived to respond to a concerned citizen’s call about a gridlock on the bridge, they found a stalled…
THREE Persons Deprived of Liberty, all members of one family, were arrested by the police inside their cells at the Bureau of Management and Penology in San Carlos City following the issuance of warrants of arrest against them for the crime of syndicated estafa. The suspects were identified as Melcin…
A YOUNG man riding his motorcycle without a helmet in San Carlos City was arrested by authorities not because of it but for possession of illegal drugs. Police manning the checkpoint along Barangay Baldog hailed down Alex Magat, resident of Barangay Parayao in the city because he was not wearing…
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