REPORTED INCIDENTS –July 21, 2015

PRESS RELEASE
Shooting in Pitogo

Shooting incident occurred at about 5:45 AM of July 21, 2015 at Purok 3, Barangay Panubigan, Pitogo, Zamboanga Del Sur. The victim was identified as Angelito Bequiso Y Alquisola, 40 years old, farmer and a resident of said place. He was shot to death by two unidentified assailants. Investigation showed that the victim left their house at about 5:00 o’clock in the morning of same date and went to their farm but a few minutes after, his wife identified as Revilla Bequiso heard alpha gun burst. She together with her brother in-law Rafael Bequiso hurriedly went to their farm to look for her husband; however, they found him lying on the ground lifeless and bloody. The victim died due to multiple gunshot wounds of the different parts of the body. The weapon used believed to M16 and M14 rifles based on nine (9) fired cartridges case for M16 and four (4) fired cartridges case for M14 recovered at the crime scene. The motive of the incident is still to be determined by the Pitogo Police who is now conducting dragnet operation to possibly identify and arrest the fleeing perpetrators. The investigator on case is PO2 Josephus M Elorde with contact number 09199954599.

Shooting in Pagadian City

Shooting incident took place at about 11:20 AM of July 21, 2015 at Barangay Lenienza, Pagadian City.  The Pagadian City Police identified the victim as Archimedes Arañez Y Balladares, of legal age, married, jobless and a resident of said place. Investigation conducted disclosed that the victim driving his Honda XRM motorcycle from his residence and upon reaching at the mentioned place, he was  shot several times by unidentified suspect/s who immediately left the crime scene on board black Honda XRM without plate number towards Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds on the diff parts of the body and was rushed to Pagadian Doctors Hospital by the responding Barangay Tanods, however, was later declared dead at about 11:40 AM of same date by his attending physician. The weapon used is believed to be cal. 45 pistol based on four (4) fired cartridges case recovered at the crime scene. The Pagadian City Police is now conducting follow -up investigation / dragnet operationn to possibly identify and arrest the fleeing suspect/s. the investigator on case is PO2 Jennifer Buco with contact number 09495043922.

Fire in Guipos

Fire incident occurred at about 10:40 AM of July 21, 2015 at Barangay Canunan, Guipos, Zamboanga Del Sur, wherein two houses owned by Timotea Camelion Miranda, 65, widow and Aurelia Mireda Fernandez, 52, married, both residents of said place were totally burned with an estimated damaged of more or less one hundred fifty thousand pesos (P 150,000.00). The burned houses were both made of light materials such as bamboo, wood and nipa. The fire incident was declared fired under control by the responding Bureau of Fire Protection at around 10:55 in the morning of same date. .

Dead Body Found in Sominot

A male dead body was found lying inside his house in Barangay Upper Sicao, Sominot, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 700 AM of July 21, 2015. The Sominot Police identified the victim as romeo angcon y Estrada, 62, widower, jobless and a resident of said place. He sustained struck wounds at the left portion of his face which believed to be the cause of his untimely death. Accordingly, he was with his friends and was having a drinking session at Barangay Poblacion, Sominot, however, at about 6: 00 o’clock in the evening of same date, the victim arrived at his house and was believed to be struck by unidentified suspect/s using a hard object while asleep. The Sominot Police is now conducting investigation on the incident.

Murderer Held in San Pablo

A murderer was arrested by operatives of San Pablo MPS during Intel Driven Police Operation in Barangay Sacbulan, San Pablo, Zamboanga Del Sur at about 3:15 PM of July 21, 2015. Police Inspector  Jeremias Nuñeza Pepito, San Pablo Police Chief, said suspect  Richard Gumera Abellon, 27, was arrested by virtue of warrant of arrest docketed under criminal case no. -12130-2k15 for the crime of murder issued by Hon Rolando L Goan, Presiding Judge, RTC Branch 21, Justice Hall, Pagadian City. Suspect is now temp detained at said police station for proper disposition. 

Wanted Man Nabbed in Misamis Oriental

A 32-year old man was arrested in Barangay Poblacion, Misamis Oriental at about 10:00 AM of July 20, 2015. The Dumalinao Police identified the arrested as Ryan Villacura Y Saberon Alias Ryan Labandero, 32, with permanent address at Barangay Anonang, Dumalinao, Zamboanga Del Sur. He was arrested by virtue of warrant of arrest docketed under criminal case number -16703 for the crime of attempted homicide issued by Hon Judge Pablito S Pilago Jr., 9th RTC, Branch 42, Justice Hall, Pagadian City dated 23 mar 2014. He is now temp detained at Dumalinao MPS jail awaiting court disposition.