THE 48 municipal and city fire marshals of the Bureau of Fire Protection stations have started holding a one-day training in the handling of firearms at the Camp Tito Abat in Manaoag town. Fire Chief Inspector Georgian Pascua, BFP provincial fire marshal, said the training was conducted in anticipation of…

A 26-year-old man died after being hit and run not once, but twice, along the bridge in Barangay Embarcadero in Mangaldan town. Police investigators, backed with CCTV footage, said the victim, Jonathan Dispulo, a resident of Barangay Pias in Mapandan, was traversing the bridge on his motorcycle when he crashed…

A motorcycle rider died when he crashed into two vehicles in Mangaldan town. The victim, Samuel Tamayo, a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Mangaldan, was traversing the stretch of Barangay Banaoang, when he crashed into an SUV he was following did a sharp turn to the left. According to police…

A 56-year-old motorcycle rider died after crashing head on into an oncoming jeepney in Barangay Pogo in Mangaldan. The victim, Bonifacio Lakandajo, a resident of Ambalayan, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, was riding his motorcycle, when he did a counterflow on the opposite lane and failed to avoid the jeepney traveling from…

THE Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) hopes to deploy narcotic detection dogs soon at the 19 border control points in the province. According to P/Colonel Redrico Maranan, PNP provincial director, the deployment of sniffing dogs is part of the strategies submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the office of Governor…

A 43-year-old man was arrested by authorities after he chased a policeman away who responded to the complaint of a neighbor in Barangay Poblacion in Infanta town. The suspect, Andrew Torres, was initially the subject of a complaint by a neighbor who called for help because the suspect was throwing…

A 59-year-old businessman died after he was electrocuted while cleaning a pigsty in Barangay Malasin in Pozorrubio. The victim, Felipe Omabtang, was found lying on the floor, lifeless, when police responded to a call from a concerned neighbor. The victim was still holding an air pressure water pump on his…

A 72-year-old man and a resident Barangay Santa Maria Norte in Binalonan town was arrested after attempting to shoot patrolling policemen. P/Lieutenant Gerald Caldwising, Corporal Edralin Aben, and Patrolman Mac Edgarson Calpotura were patrolling in the barangay, when the suspect Faylito Quesada went out of his house, holding a short…

IN San Jacinto town, a vendor named Edwin Aquino, 48 years old, was arrested by authorities when he flashed his pistol in a fit of rage during an argument with his 16-year-old niece. Aquino reportedly drew out his gun and fired a shot in the air, prompting the police to…

THE local police of Calasiao intensified its campaign to confiscate and destroy noisy mufflers of cars, motorcycles and tricycles to further minimize the distraction of students  who are having their online classes and employees doing work from home due to the pandemic. P/Lt. Col. Ferdinand de Asis, town acting police…