PRO8 captures 6 murder suspects

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
September 11, 2012

CAMP SEC. RUPERTO K. KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  After more than four years of hiding, six murder suspects in Leyte were arrested by the Regional Special Operations Group 8 (RSOG8) Thursday afternoon.

“This operation forms part of the implementation of the directive from higher office in line with the 10-point agenda of the Chief, PNP”, PCSupt Elmer Ragadio Soria, Police Regional Director said. The Police Regional Office 8 had intensified the LOI Manhunt: Charlie, the PNP’s campaign for the arrest of wanted persons, he added.

Nabbed were Francisco Cabahug alias Buntol, Cris and Narciso Tormis, all residents of Sitio Canmanasa, Brgy. San Agustin, Palo, Leyte and Santiago, Antonio and Ricky Adao, all residents of Brgy. Capirawan, Palo, Leyte.

The police regional director said operatives of the RSOG8, Regional Public Safety Battalion 8 (RPSB8) and the local police collared the suspects in their hideouts in Brgys. San Agustin and Capirawan, Palo town.

The arrests were conducted on the strength of alias warrant for murder issued by Hon. Judge Frisco T. Lilagan of RTC Branch 34, 8th Judicial Region, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Tacloban City docketed under Criminal Case No. 2008-01-34 with no recommended bailbond for their temporary liberty.

Soria added that the arrested persons are wanted for the murder of one Juanito Guittierez sometime in November 21, 2007. The incident started on a dispute over a piece of land between the victim and the suspects. After the perpetration of the crime, the suspects went into hiding. Arrested suspects were detained at Palo Municipal Police Station for proper disposition.

Maintaining the dictum that “more criminals behind bars and more policemen in patrol means much safer streets,” Soria said accounting for wanted crime offenders particularly those involved in heinous crimes will continue to be a major thrust of his administration.