INCIDENT REPORT - January 5, 2018

Shooting Incident

PAGADIAN CITY - Shooting incident transpired at Purok Santan, Barangay San Jose, Pagadian City at about 5:55 PM of January 4, 2018, wherein the victim was brought at Hofeliña Hospital, San Francisco District, Pagadian City for immediate medical treatment. Recovered from the crime scene are six (6) pieces empty shell and one (1) piece of slug of caliber .45 for ballistic comparison. Initial investigation disclosed that before the incident happened, the victim identified as Mercy Panlaan Opsima, 55 years old, female, massage therapist, and resident of Purok Santan, Barangay San Jose, Pagadian City was at the Barangay Hall Of Barangay San Jose to Massage Barangay Chairman Allan Sumampong. After that, the victim went home, while walking along the dark portion of the road, the victim was shot several times and was left lying on the ground. According to the bystanders, they heard several gun bursts which came from the dark portion of the road. They saw one (1) unidentified male person ran away riding a motorcycle. They immediately went to the dark portion of the road and saw one (1) female lying at the ground who is the victim of said shooting incident, they immediately rushed the victim at Hofileña Hospital, that at around 6:15 PM of the same date, the victim was declared dead by attending physician Dr. Kristine Prayon. The victim sustained several gunshot wounds on different parts of her body which caused her death.

Shooting Incident

SOMINOT - Shooting incident that transpired at about 10:50 AM on January 4, 2018 at Purok 4, Barangay Upper Sicpao, Sominot, Zamboanga Del Sur. Initial investigation disclosed that the victims were identified as Presco Baguio Tapayan, 52 years old, farmer, and his live-in partner Maria Fe Estaba Pama, 41 years old both residents of Purok 4, Brgy. Upper Sicpao Sominot, Zamboanga Del Sur, who were shot by unidentified suspect/s with the use of a caliber 45 pistol based on the empty shells recovered from the crime scene. investigation further conducted disclosed that the victims were onboard a motorcycle from Poblacion Proper, Sominot to buy some foods and while on their way home approaching Purok 4 of said barangay, when they were waylaid by unidentified suspects and shot them several times.  The male victim sustained seven (7) gunshot wounds on his head while his live-in partner sustained two (2) gunshot wounds to her head, one (1) on her neck and two (2) on her back that caused their death. Recovered from the crime scene were three (3) fired cartridges cases of caliber 45. The suspect/s fled away to unknown direction after the commission of the crime. The motive of the incident is believed to be personal grudge. PNP elements of Sominot MPS is still conducting follow-up investigation for the possible arrest of the suspects.

Campaign against Illegal Gambling

AURORA - Elements of Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Mobile Forces Company together with elements of Provincial Anti-Illegal Gambling Special Operation Task Force (PAIGSOFT), Provincial Intelligence Branch and elements of Aurora MPS conducted a joint operation against illegal gambling locally known as “swertres” which resulted in the apprehension of Roderick Gamotin Cotingjo, aka “rod”, married, jobless, and resident of Ceniza Street, Brgy Poblacion, Aurora, Zamboanga Del Sur. Subject person was arrested at about 10:00 am of same date while collecting bet money at Purok Sagrada, Brgy Poblacion, of same municipality at about 10:00 AM of January 04, 2018,. Confiscated items include 24-stub, 11 tally sheet, bet money amounting one thousand two hundred pesos (php 1,200.00), and one (1) blue Yamaha krypton 110 motorcycle. Subject person was brought immediately to Aurora MPS for proper disposition and filling of appropriate charges in court..

Motor Vehicular Traffic Accident

LABANGAN - Motor vehicular traffic accident transpired in Brgy. Balimbingan, Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur w at about 6:10 AM on January 4, 2018, involving one (1) unit Isuzu wing van truck bearing plate no ABK 2650 driven by Raymart Gulle Simudlan, 26 years old, male, single with postal address at Maramag, Bukidnon, with professional driver’s license no. ko2-15-008239 which will expire on February 26, 2018. Initial investigation disclosed that said vehicle was travelling from Pagadian City bound for Cagayan De Oro, and upon reaching Purok Ipil–Ipil, Brgy. Balimbingan, Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur, the driver of said vehicle fell asleep and hit two (2) houses owned by Danny Panes Barrera, male, 38 years of age, married, and Nida Panes Barrera, female, 62 years of age, separated both residents of Purok. Ipil-Ipil, Brgy. Balimbingan, Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur. These resulted in the wounding of Wilson Alcantara Barrera, 64 years old, separated, resident of the said place. The driver was brought to Labangan MPS for proper disposition.

Murder Suspect Nabbed

TUKURAN - On or about 5:00 PM of January 4, 2018, elements of Tukuran MPS and Veruela MPS, Agusan Del Sur PPO proceeded to Barangay Sambulawan, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur to serve the warrant of arrest against the accused wherein at about 6:00 PM of same date, the above-mentioned PNP personnel arrested the suspect identified as Eduardo Ontong Narguada Alias “Edwin”, 53 years old, farmer, in his house at Purok 2, Barangay Sambulawan, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur in coordination with the Barangay Chairman of said barangay, by virtue of an alias warrant of arrest for murder issued by Honorable Judge Dante Luz N. Viacrucis, Presiding Judge Of RTC Br-6, 10th Judicial Region, Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur Dated May 13, 2004  with no bail bond recommended for his temporary liberty. The arrested accused is now temporarily detained at Tukuran Municipal Detention Cell ready for transfer to Veruela MPS, Agusan Del Sur for proper disposition.