PRO8 arrest eight (8) wanted persons

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
May 30, 2011

CAMP RUPERTO K KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PCSupt Arnold Rayala Revilla, PRO8 Regional Director, reveals that the police operations in Eastern Visayas has always been intensifying the arrest of wanted persons which resulted to the recent arrest of eight (8) of the most wanted persons.

He said that the PNP remains serious in its efforts to bring to jail Eastern Visayas’s most wanted criminals. Among the operational imperatives set forth by PNP Chief, Police Director General Raul M. Bacalzo, when he assumed command over the police force last year is the intensified manhunt operations against syndicated crime groups; the most wanted persons.

Yesterday, May 29, 2011 at about 12:55 noon at the vicinity of Brgy San Juan, Sta Rita, Samar, elements of Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 8 led by PSupt Elmedio B Tagra, Chief, RIU8 arrested Goddy Olita alias Rudy, 39 yrs old, on board a bus bound for Manila by virtue of WOA for the crime of robbery with homicide docketed under Criminal Case NR 10-12-3472 issued by Hon Judge Ma Daisy P Gonzales, of Branch 25 Regional Trial Court, Maasin City, Southern Leyte.

Subject person is a member of the Olita Group, a robbery/hold-up group operating at the boundary of Maasin City, Southern Leyte and Leyte Province. Said warrant of arrest was issued in connection to the killing one Francisco Bug-os, 46 yrs old, a businessman of Sitio Cantimog, Maasin City, Southern Leyte in broad daylight on November 3, 2010 at about 9:30 am and subsequently taking all the cash which were in possession of the victim amounting to more or less P20,000.

Custodial interview is presently on-going to elicit from the said arrested person the identities of the other members of the Olita group and its modus operandi for the conduct of follow-up case operations.

Then, at about 6:30 AM of May 27, 2011, at Brgy C, Tarangnan, Samar, elements of Tarangnan Municipal Police Station led by PInsp Reynaldo Codilla Cajurao arrested Rommel Galian, 29 yrs old, single and a resident of Brgy B, Poblacion of said municipality by virtue of WOA for the crime of attempted homicide docketed under CC NR 3205 issued on March 25, 2011 by Hon Felipe B Maglana, Presiding Judge of 2nd MCTC,Tarangnan, Samar with recommended bailbond fixed at Twelve Thousand pesos (P12,000). Subject person was subsequently released by virtue of release order issued on May 27, 2011 by Hon Judge Felipe Maglana after posting cash bond.

Next, at about 7:30 AM of May 28, 2011, at Brgy San Isidro, San Julian, Eastern Samar, elements of San Julian Municipal Police Station led by PInsp Dexter L Astacaan together with 5 PNCOS arrested Sammy Basada by virtue of WOA for the crime of attempted murder docketed under CC NR11754 issued by Hon Rowena Nieves Tan, Presiding Judge, RTC Br 2, Borongan City. Subject person was brought to San Julian Municipal Police Station for documentation prior turned-over to the court of origin for proper disposition.

After that, at about 5:30 PM of May 27, 2011, at corner Codilla Street and National Highway, Brgy Valencia, Ormoc City, team led by PI Manuelito D Wenceslao, OIC PS2, OCPO arrested Dave Ramones, 21 yrs old, single, jobless and resident of Purok 2A, Brgy Valencia, Ormoc City by virtue of WOA under CC Nr M-ORM-11-00144-CR for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide, issued by Hon Jushua Roger Palalay, Presiding Judge, MTCC, Ormoc City dated 23 May 2011 with P30,000 recommended bail bond. Said arrested person is now detained at Police Station 2 lock-up cell for proper disposition.

Later, at about 3:20 PM of May 27, 2011, at Brgy Miranda, Gandara, Samar, elements of Gandara Municipal Police Station led by PI Fritz Blanco together with five (5) PNCOs apprehended Steve Refuncion, 27 yrs old, married and a resident of said place by virtue of WOA for violation of complex crime of reckless imprudence and serious physical injury pursuant to Art 365 of RPC in relation to Art 48 of same code docketed under CC Nr 6234 issued by Hon Felipe Maglana Jr, Acting Presiding Judge, MCTC, Gandara, Samar with recommended bail bond of P10,000 for his temporary liberty. Subject arrested person is now detained at Gandara lock-up cell for proper disposition.

Soon after, at about 6:30 AM of May 26, 2011, at Brgy Imelda, Tolosa, Leyte, elements of Tolosa Municipal Police Station led by PI Tito Villarino, Chief of Police, apprehended Alex Bacano, 28 yrs old, single, jobless and a resident of Brgy San Roque, Tolosa, Leyte by virtue of WOA for homicide docketed under CC Nr 2011-05-281 issued by Hon Judge Rogelio Sescon, Presiding Judge of RTC Branch 9, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Tacloban City. Said accused is now detained at Tolosa lock-up cell for proper disposition.

Shortly at about 3:00 PM of May 26, 2011, at Sitio Lawis, Brgy Palhi, Baybay City, Leyte, elements of Baybay City Police Station led by PO3 Danilo Ruiz, arrested Crislito Cuizon Galenzoga alias Obing, 27 yrs old, married, farmer and a resident of Brgy Mahayahay, Baybay City, Leyte by virtue of WOA issued by Hon Judge Clinton Nuevo, Presiding Judge of RTC Baybay City for the crime of theft docketed under CC Nr B-11-05-48 with Php22,000 bail bond. Said accused is now detained at Baybay City Police Station for proper disposition.