Oct. 31- Nov. 2, 2018 Reported Incidents

Top 1 Most Wanted Person in Lapuyan, Zamboanga Del Sur, Captured

LAPUYAN, Zamboanga del Sur (Nov. 3, 2018) – The Combined Police operatives of Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Mobile Forces Company, Provincial Intelligence Branch of Zamboanga Del Sur PPO, Regional Mobile Forces Battalion 9 and Lapuyan MPS conducted police operation on Most Wanted Person(Top 1 Municipal Level) at Purok Matamad, Barangay Tabon, Lapuyan , Zamboanga del Surat about 3:30am November 2, 2018.

The operation was resulted to the successful arrest of the suspect identified asEdwin Poran Ongub , 45 year old, male, married, farmer, a resident of  Barangay Tabon, Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur.

The arresting teamconfiscated from his position and control two pieces of MK 2 fragmentation hand granades.

The accused was arrested by virtue of (2) standing Warrants of Arrest for the crime of Murder with criminal case no. 02-045 signed and issued on July 17, 2002 by Acting Presiding Judge REINERICO B RAMAS, with no bail recommended and Qaulified theft with criminal case no. 08-034  signed and issued on June 24, 2008 by Presiding Judge, RTC, Ninth Judicial Region, Branch 29,  San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur with  24,000 bail recommended.

Subject person is now under custodyof Lapuyan MPS and the 2 grenades were turned over to RMFB9 EOD Mobile Team for proper disposition. 

Escapee charged with Double Homicide, Arrested in Zamboanga Del Sur

DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur (Nov. 3, 2018) - Joint elements of Dumingag MPS together with team Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Mobile Forces Company and 902nd RMFB9 successfully arrested the escapee during the conducted Manhunt Operation at Purok 3 Brgy. Macasing, Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur at around 5:00am of November 2, 2018.

The operating team identified the arrested escape with double homicide as Bernabe Lumawas y Tulay alias “Mario” was Said wanted person was sentenced for the crime of Double Homicide and an escapee of San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm located at Brgy. San Ramon, Zamboanga City last May 12, 2013.

The operating team was recovered from the possession were one unit caliber .38 revolvers with no serial number loaded with six ammunitions.

The arrested wanted person was brought to Dumingag MPS for proper disposition. With suspect photo

Shooting Incident

DUMINGAG, Zamboanga del Sur (Oct. 31, 2018) - Shooting incident transpired at the National Highway, Purok 4, Brgy Mahayahay, Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur at around 8:20pm of October 30, 2018. The PNP elements of Dumingag MPS proceeded to the area to verify the said report.

Thereat, the responding team saw a male person lying lifeless later identified as Rogelio Dumahil Jamora Jr., 45 years of age and resident of Purok 5, Brgy Dulop, Dumingag alongside of the cemented road and his driven single MC Honda Dream 100, color black that crashed down. Based on the statement of a person who heard the series of gun burst.

He was at his residence together with his family and was watching over the television, when they heard a series of gun fire coming from the uphill location adjacent to their residence.

Therein, they waited and stayed inside their house for a few a minutes and thereafter went out to personally report first the incident to their barangay captain since their place had no CP signal.

However, on their way they passed by the above said victim who was already lying alongside the cemented road together with the crashed down single MC prompting them to went back and look for a place with cellular signal and reported the incident to Dumingag MPS.

Further, the said victim sustained multiple gunshot shot wound on the different parts of his body causing his death. Recovered from the crime scene are two pieces fired shells believed to be of caliber .45 and to be turned-over to Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Crime Laboratory Office for Ballistics Examination.   

This station is now conducting a thorough investigation to determine the possible motive behind the incident that may led to identification of suspect/s.

Suicide Incident

TUKURAN, Zamboanga del Sur (Nov. 2, 2018) -  Suicide incident transpired at Purok Riverside, Barangay Militar, Tukuran, Zamboanga Del Sur. The victim was already lifeless lying in the ground with hanging rope beside him and rope mark in his neck believed caused his death.

Victim is identified as Jessie Tortoga Y Lantaca 43, years old, married, fisherman and a resident of Purok Riverside Barangay Militar, Tukuran Zamboanga del Sur.

Investigation conducted disclosed that victim left his home at around 8:00 0’ clock in the evening of November 01, 2018 and told his wife that he will go for fishing but failed to come home.

The wife believed that the victim went to fishing, however at 4:00 in the morning of November 02, 2018, victim was found/discovered already hanging in the tree at the back of his house by his mother -in law. Because of compassion and pity situation/feeling. They cut the rope so that the body could go down.

Motive of his hanging is not yet known since the family members had not observed any unusual behavior displayed before the incident happened.

The dead of body of the victim is now lies at their house of said  Barangay.