Gun ban apprehensions
reach 137 in W. Visayas

The number of persons arrested in Western Visayas for violation of the gun ban imposed by the Commission on Election rose to 137 Sunday, police records show.

In the same period, the Police Regional Office 6 confiscated 107 firearms, 38 bladed weapons and five hand grenades from the arrested gun ban violators, Senior Supt. Ricardo de la Paz, PRO 6 Operations and Plans Division chief, said.

De la Paz added that the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office is still leading in gun ban accomplishments with 45 persons arrested, 41 confiscated firearms, nine bladed weapons, and two fragmentation grenades.

The Bacolod City Police Office is trailing NOPPO with 28 persons arrested and 14 firearms, 13 bladed weapons and two fragmentation grenades confiscated, police records also showed.

The Capiz Police Provincial Office collared 17 gun ban violators, Iloilo Police Provincial Office – 13, Antique – 11, Iloilo City – 10, Aklan – 9, and Guimaras – 4.

The arrested suspects included three soldiers, four policemen, seven security guards, two government militiamen, five government officials, three suspected rebels, and 113 civilians, police records also showed.*GPB

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Robbers ransack house

Robbers ransacked a residence in Brgy. 35, Bacolod City, at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday, the police said.

Editha Velano, 74, of Purok Mapinalangaon said robbers broke into their house and took a television set, a wristwatch, a cellular phone, a knife and lighter.

Investigation conducted by Station 1 policemen showed that the suspects entered Velano’s house through a broken back door.

Meanwhile, two men lost their belongings to thieves at the Bacolod downtown area yesterday and Sunday.

Fernando Labajo, 36, of Brgy. Bata, Bacolod told the police that his P1,500 in cash, wristwatch valued at P6,000 and a cellular phone were missing when he woke up at a waiting shed at Lizares-Lacson streets.

Vicente Flores, 30, of Guadalupe Village, Silay City, Negros Occidental also said he discovered that his two cellular phones valued at P15,000 were gone while he was at Gatuslao-San Sebastian streets, Bacolod at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday.*APN

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FOR INVESTIGATORS
Refresher
course set Friday

Bacolod City Police officer-in-charge, Senior Supt. Celestino Guara, yesterday said investigators of the 10 police stations will undergo a refresher course Friday at the Bacolod Government Center.

Through the refresher course, Guara said participants will be reminded of the proper procedures in conducting investigation. The course will be conducted by personnel from Police Regional Office-6 and the city prosecutors.

“The refresher course is not exclusive for investigators alone as those who want to become investigators can also attend,” Guara said.

He also said that they have just completed a seminar for the chief of police and investigators regarding the writ of amparo and writ of habeas corpus, which was conducted by the personnel from the BCPO legal department.

Meanwhile, Guara said there are no policemen in Bacolod providing security to politicians and businessmen without the proper authorization.

This amid reports that there are policemen in the region who do not report to their assignments anymore, while some are providing security to politicians and businessmen without authority.*APN

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