REPORTED INCIDENTS –January 24, 2015

PRESS RELEASE
Suicide Incident in Lakewood

Zamboanga Del Sur - Suicide incident took place in Barangay Poblacion, Lakewood at around 4:00 in the evening of January 24, 2015. The victim was identified as Rico Sotomayor Y Catag, 28 years old, married, farmer, resident of the aforesaid place.  of incident. initial investigation conducted revealed that prior to that incident at around 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon, the said victim who was under in the influence of liquor expressed, told his wife identified as Robelyn P. Sotomayor that he will attempt to get suicide for unknown reasons, however, his wife did not take the  words of her husband seriously. While preparing in their house she noticed that her husband did not came home which started her to worry. She asks for assistance to her relatives and to her neighbors. In the midst of their search they noticed the shirt and a pair of slippers of the victim near the lanzones tree a walking distance from their residence and as they look at the top of the mentioned tree they saw the body of the victim hanging with his neck meanly place at the cross branch with estimated twenty (20) feet high. The relatives and neighbors of the victim climb at the said tree and tried to save him however victim has no sign of life at all. Lakewood MPS now conducting follow- up investigation regarding the incident.

OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS

Man Held in Chokepoint for Drugs in Tigbao

Zamboanga Del Sur – Police Operatives of RPSB9 led by Police Senior Nijam Salem and Tigbao Police Station led by Police Senior Inspector Norbert Velonza while conducting joint random check/chokepoint operation along the Barangay Road Of Purok Gumahan, Barangay Limas, Tigbao, at about 1:00 PM of January 24, 2015, intercepted and apprehended one (1) unit single motorcycle Honda XRM color red, bearing plate no. 6301-JB which was about to evade the established checkpoint. The driver who was acting suspiciously was then requested to present/show his driver’s license, OR and CR of his driven single MC for verification purposes, however, he failed to present his driver’s license or any identification cards. The driver was asked to open his motorcycle u-box which the police found and discovered in a plain view one (1) shredded plastic cellophane color light blue placed on the top portion of the u-box and shredded cellophane clearly showed inside three (3) transparent plastic cellophane containing several pieces of heat sealed small transparent plastic sachets of white crystalline substance believed to be shabu including several pieces of folded aluminum foils. The suspect was later identified as Rene Daob Y Francisco, 21 years old, single and a resident of Balangasan, Pagadian City. He was brought and detained to Tigbao MPS for further investigation. The seized items consisting of eighteen (18) heat sealed small transparent plastic sachets of suspected shabu with estimated gross weight of more or less 1.00 gram was deposited to the crime lab office for proper documentation and for examination. The Tigbao MPS is now preparing a case against the suspect for violation of R.A 9165 and R.A 4136.

Several Logs Seized in Tigbao

Zamboanga Del Sur – Several logs was recovered during police operation on illegal logging in Barangay Begong, Tigbao, at about 4:00 in the afternoon of January 24, 2015. The recovered natural grown species of forest trees were hidden and concealed at the forested vicinity of the above mentioned place unattended. The logs were already cut/sliced in to different dimensions for lumber and ready to be transported. The DENR representative identifies the trees as antipolo, luctob, and lawaan. The sliced tress was about one hundred (100) more or less pieces and was scaled with an estimated board foot of two thousand (2000) more or less. Recovered cut trees were brought to Tigbao MPS for safekeeping.