Cops nab Precinct 3
most-wanted person

A Bata resident tagged as No. 1 in the list of the Most-Wanted Persons of Police Precinct 3 was apprehended by the Bacolod police at his residence in Purok Pinetree, Brgy. Bata, in the city at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, for murder.

No bail was set for Ricky Mucon Adurias, 29, who was also tagged as No. 12 in the list of the Most Wanted Persons in the entire city, Coronica said.

Adurias was arrested by BCPO personnel led by Senior Insp. Joeresty Coronica on the strength of an arrest warrant issued by Judge Roberto Chiongson of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 50 for killing a barangay tanod in Brgy. Bata.

He had also been accused of malicious mischief, Coronica added.

He said Adurias attempted to shoot PO2 Aries Escarda, a Precinct 3 operative with a 12-gauge improvised shotgun, locally known as "sumpak", but the gun malfunctioned.*DMG

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4 Kabankalan
policemen commended

Four police officers were commended recently by P/Supt. Roderick Augustus Alba, chief of police of Kabankalan City, in Negros Occidental, a press release from the city said yesterday.

SP03 Bonifacion Lirazan, SPO3 Ramon Tilla-in, SPO2 Ricardo Cordova and PO1 John Perez were commended for their exemplary services in traffic direction and control, and in the enforcement of traffic laws, rules and ordinances for the month of March, 2006, it also said.

As members of the Traffic Management Group and Traffic Management Sections of the city they conducted, 72 check and chokepoint operations against motor vehicles without plate numbers, and operations on the unauthorized use of sirens and blinkers and non-wearing of helmets and seatbelts.

The awardees also confiscated the licenses of 104 drivers, and issued 90 temporary operators permit and 45 citation tickets, resulting in revenues to the coffers of the local and national government, and reduced the number of road accidents in the highways, the press release added.*

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