REPORTED INCIDENTS –Sept 21-22, 2014

PRESS RELEASE
VEHICULAR ACCIDENT 
On or about 5:45 in the afternoon of September 21, 2014, a concerned citizen personally reported to Mahayag Police Station informing that vehicular accident transpired on or about 5:30 in the afternoon of September 21, 2014 along the provincial road of Purok 8 Sidlak, Barangay Lower Salug Daku, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur. PNP elements of Mahayag Police Station led by SPO1 Climaco Miral immediately proceeded to the reported place to conduct investigation. Initial investigation disclosed that a pedestrian identified as one (1) Kerel Jhon Abaquita Gaviola, 3 years old child and a resident of the aforesaid place was accidentally hit/bumped by a single motorcycle Honda Tmx 155, color red, with plate no. 4540-JJ, registered under the name of Corazon Mantos with postal address of Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur and driven by Royemar Davis Y Piamonte, 30 years old, married, bread vendor, without drivers license and a resident of Purok 3, Barangay San Jose, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur negotiating at the aforementioned place from Barangay Poblacion heading to Barangay Daniel C Mantos, Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur upon reaching thereat was accidentally hit the aforesaid victim. Victim sustained injuries on his head and slight physical injuries on the different parts of his body and was brought by the concerned citizen to Lorenzo Tan Multi Purpose Cooperative (LTMPC) Hospital, Barangay Poblacion, Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur for immediate medical treatment and later was transferred to Mhars Hospital, Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental for further medical treatment. The aforesaid driver and his driven single motorcycle were brought to Mahayag Police Station for proper case disposition.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL DRUG

On September 21, 2014 at around 11:40 in the evening, operatives of Provincial Intelligence Branch, Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office together with personnel from PDEA while conducting illegal drugs buy-bust operation at Purok Masanagon, Ballesteros Village, Balangasan District, Pagadian City, resulted to the arrest of Francis ObeñaGalicnao, 36 years old, single and a resident of the said place. He was nabbed after he handed illegal drugs to the police poseur buyer and receiving marked money.  Confiscated from his possession were four (4) sachets containing white crystalline believed to be Methamphetamine Hydrochloride locally known as Shabu and a Php 500 bill with serial number CQ844811 marked money.  Subject was brought to Camp Abelon, Pagadian City and detained at the detention cell thereat.  Appropriate charges are being prepared for filing in court against the suspect.     

SHOOTING INCIDENT

On September 22, 2014 at around 4:30 in the afternoon, a shooting incident took place along Blancia Street, Barangay Madasigon. Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, wherein, one AureoCagolaAplaca, 46 years old, married, driver and a resident of Purok Makiangayon, Barangay Blancia, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, shot by unidentified motor riding suspects with the use of Caliber 45 Pistol per empty shells recovered at the crime scene of same caliber.  Victim sustained gunshot wounds on the different parts of his body which caused his instant death, while suspects immediately escaped and sped away towards unknown direction.  Responding policemen recovered three (3) metal slugs and three (3) empty shells of Caliber 45 Pistol at the crime scene.  Initial investigation conducted disclosed that prior to the incident, victim was fetching his Grade 2 son at the school boarded on a single motorcycle and while traversing along road, suspects surfaced then the back rider shot him several times. Molave Municipal Police is conducting follow-up investigation to determine the identities of the suspects for manhunt operation against them.  Investigators are eyeing the angle of personal grudge. 

FIRE INCIDENT

On September 22, 2014 at around 8:45 in the evening, a fire incident transpired at Barangay Estaka, Dipolog City, wherein, the office building of the Department of Education of the Zamboanga del Norte School Division was razed by fire.  The said fire rapidly spread to the nearby houses, which engulfed three (3) houses made of light materials. Firefighters from Dipolog City Bureau of Fire Protection responded immediately and contained the fire.  After which, firefighters from the Bureau of Fire Protection from Dapitan City, Rizal, Piñan, Polanco and Katipunan rushed to the fire scene and joined in the containing the fire.  After more than tow (2) hours of firefighting, the fire was under control at around 11:00 in the evening of the same date. 

VEHICULAR ACCIDENT

On September 22, 2014 at around 4:20 in the afternoon, a vehicular accident transpired along the provincial road of Purok Paliya, Barangay Poblacion Pitogo, Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur, wherein, an XRM, Honda without licensed plate and was driven by ClefordBayawa y Edal, 25 years old, single Barangay San Isidro, Pitogo, accidentally side swept a pedestrian, identified as Selvia Lara, 59 years old, widow and a resident of Barangay Poblacion, Pitogo.  As the result, victim sustained multiple injuries on her bodies and was rushed to Pitogo Health Center and was later transferred to Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center, Pagadian City for further medical but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.  Driver voluntarily surrendered to Pitogo Municipal Police Station while his driven motorcycle impounded thereat.

Hold-up Incident in Pagadian City

Robbery / hold-up incident occurred at about 3:00 PM of September 22, 2014, wherein the victim was identified as Cristy Buctuan Y Tormes, 30, single and a resident of Barangay Tiguma, Pagadian City. Accordingly, while she was walking along Cabrera Street, Corner F.S. Fajares Avenue, San Francisco, Pagadian City, two unidentified male persons on board a single motorcycle without plastic cover and plate number suddenly appeared behind. At that that juncture, the back rider disembarked and gun pointed her hips while the driver took her wallet inside her shoulder bag which contains one (1) BPI ATM card and cash amounting to more or less six thousand five hundred pesos (Php 6,500.00). The suspects fled to unknown direction after the incident while the Pagadian City Police Station is now conducting discreet investigation to possibly identify the fleeing suspects.

Ransack incident in Pagadian

Ransack incident occurred at about 4:00 PM of September 22, 2014, wherein the residential house of Cybel Panilag Y Briones,  21, female, single, resident of Barangay Napolan, Pagadian City, was robbed/ransacked by unidentified suspect. The items that were carted away were one (1) unit laptop MSI brand color black. Investigation disclosed that suspect/s gained entry by forcibly destroying the main door of their house. Suspect/s fled to unknown direction after the incident. PNP elements of Pagadian City Police Station are now conducting follow- up investigation for possible arrest of the suspect/s.  

OPERATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTS

3 Big-time Drug Pushers Busted in Pagadian

Three suspected drug pushers were arrested by the Provincial Intelligence Branch, Zamboanga Del Sur Police Office led by Police Chief Inspector Modhin Acub Pantaran backed by PDEA agents during drug buy-bust operation at the vicinity of Benigno Aquino Street, Sta Lucia District, Pagadian City at about 5:30 AM of September 22, 2014. Arrested pushers were identified as Acob Bantas Inidal, Norma Mua Lam and Jomar Bation Pantinos. They were arrested after they conspired to sell and deliver one (1) heat sealed transparent plastic sachet containing white crystalline substance believed to be Shabu with estimated weight of 5 grams to a PDEA agent, who acted as a poseur buyer in exchange for the twelve thousand pesos (Php12,000.00) as buy-bust money. Another five (5) more heat sealed transparent plastic sachets containing white crystalline substance believed to be Shabu with an estimated weight of 50 grams were confiscated further from the possession of suspects during the conduct of search. An estimated total of fifty five (55) grams of Shabu were confiscated from the above- mentioned suspects. They are now detained at Camp Abelon locked up cell while an inquest case for violation of sections 5, 11 and 26 article ii of RA 9165 is being prepared against them.