Tarangnan police collars murder suspect who eluded arrest for 19 years

BY NINFA B. QUIRANTE (PIA Samar)
April 5, 2008

CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar  –  The Philippine National Police (PNP) Samar Police Provincial Office (PPO) scored anew when it apprehended a wanted criminal.

In Wednesday’s press conference held at the Samar PPO, PNP Samar Provincial Director PSSupt. Asdali Idjah Abah presented to Catbalogan media, Mansueto Ricalde, 54 years old who is wanted for murder and has managed to elude arrest for 19 years.

Ricalde with a pending case CC# 1079 before RTC Branch 32 at Calbayog City is one of the Most Wanted Person in the region with a DILG reward of P15,000.

The arrest was effected by the Tarangnan Municipal Police Station led by Police Senior Inspector Severino Solis in Barangay Bahay, Tarangnan.

The suspect, Ricalde managed to evade arrest since 1989 when he allegedly murdered one Fernando Co.  Solis added that after the suspect committed the crime, his family fled to Manila.

Sometime in March, 2008, Tarangnan Police received an information that Ricalde was spotted in Barangay Bahay, Tarangnan.

Tarangnan PNP verified the report, secured a copy of the Arrest Warrant and on March 28, 2008 effected the arrest. Suspect according to the police did not resist.

Solis acknowledged the assistance of the Barangay Bahay Information Network (BIN) that fed them the whereabouts of Ricalde.