The man arrested for murder and illegal possession of firearms at a checkpoint in Bindoy town, Wednesday, could also be the one responsible for other unsolved crimes in Oriental Negros, particularly the ambush that killed a barangay captain and six other civilians in La Libertad recently, the police said.

A cross ballistic examination of the .45 pistol caliber pistol confiscated from suspect Sandalou Mongolore is being used to determine if the gun had been used in other crimes, including the ambush-slay in La Libertad. S/Supt. Melvin Ramon Buenafe, police provincial director, said spent shells from a .45 caliber pistol had been recovered from the ambush site. Killed in that incident were Aya Barangay Captain Eladio Baylon, and six others, who were on board a government-owned truck, when they were fired upon unidentified gunmen.

In his report, Bindoy chief of police Insp. Edilberto Gravador, the motorcycle seized had expired registration papers in the name of Miguel Vergara of either La Libertad or Guihulngan. A bonnet was also found in its utility box.

The motorcycle was purchased from Eversure Store, a distributor in Guihulngan.

Buenafe said he had directed the PNP in Bindoy to present the expired registration, because of reports that somebody took it from the police station.

The police also want to know who secured the money for the bail of Mongolore who was reportedly a former security guard of a piggery in Calamba, Laguna.

Mongolore has been charged with violating the Commission on Election Resolution 7764, or the gun ban, and for illegal possession of firearms Judge Rogaciano Rivera of the Municipal Trial Court in Sta. Catalina issued his release order, while the inquest case was filed at Regional Trial Court Branch 45 in Bais City.*JG

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