FORTY-one supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Bayambang town formally surrendered and denounced the terrorist group, and pledged allegiance to the national government anew on December 10. P/Col. Richmond Tadina, Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) director said the former supporters were part of the…
A DRUG personality in Manaoag voluntarily surrendered to the Manaoag Police at his residence in Barangay Pao, Manaoag on December 15. The subject of PNP’s Tokhang program under the project Simultaneous Periodic Driven Enforcement Research (SPIDER) initiated by the Manaoag Police was Russel Velasco, 36, an x-ray technician, who opted…
ONE died while five others were hurt when the car they were riding crashed on a concrete gate of a residence in Barangay Balingueo, Sta. Barbara at around 12:30 a.m. of Dec. 12. P/Major Rizalino Suarez, town police chief, identified the fatality as Franklin Narvasa, 32, a passenger who was…
A FARMER was shot dead in front of the barangay hall of Brgy Piaz in Villasis town on Dec. 11. Wilson Remoblas, 33, was reportedly gunned down by suspect Melvin Ubaldo, 34, both residents of the barangay. Police investigation showed that Barangay Kagawad Elevazo Jr, Remoblas and another companion arrived…
WANTED TOP DRUG PUSHERS NABBED – The Dagupan PNP Drug Enforcement unit lays down the 54 grams of shabu and the cash seized during the buy-bust operation that led to the arrest of couple Isidro Caita Jr. and Esperanza Talay. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
IS Dagupan back as haven of illegal drugs in Pangasinan and Region 1? This is being looked into by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after three priority drug targets in Region 1 were arrested separately by the Dagupan police. The arrests conducted in coordination PDEA last week December in…
AT BORDER CONTROL CHECKPOINTS A POLICEMAN, along with a Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) enforcer, and a barangay tanod in Bayambang town in cahoots with each other were nabbed by policemen from the PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) and the Bayambang Police Station, in an entrapment operation…
GUARDING AGAINST CRIMINALITY – The Dagupan City Police Station has adopted a high visibility policy in usually crowded public areas not only to guard against theft and robbery during the Christmas holiday but to oversee compliance with health protocols. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
AGENTS of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested a 68-year-old American fugitive wanted by the US federal authorities, in Mangaldan last November 25. BI Commissioner Jaime Morante identified the fugitive as Howard Bernard John Highley, wanted for theft and forgery in Tennessee, USA. Highley faces immediate deportation as he is…
SIXTEEN victims of prostitution were rescued in San Carlos City by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) over the weekend, November 27 in an Oplan Sagip Anghel operation Police said one of the victims personally appeared to the CIDG-Pangasinan together with 15 others, including minors to report the prostitution…
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