CRIME WATCH

April 1, 2008 at 1:59 pm · Filed under Crime Watch

Metro /Region Crime News Philippines

Weekly Online Issue 05/16 -31

Compiled Online By: Pinoy 1

SPECIAL EDITION: CRIMEWATCH PHILIPPINES ONLINE

Metro Watch

Pampanga hostage drama ends, suspect dead

05/29/2008 1 hostage killed, 1 wounded

LUBAO, Pampanga — A man who had held hostage at least 10 people inside a bus here Thursday was shot dead by police early in the evening of the same day after almost five hours of negotiation.

A single shot was heard after which police said hostage taker Rey Digo was dead.

LUBAO, Pampanga — A man who had held hostage at least 10 people inside a bus here Thursday was shot dead by police early in the evening of the same day after almost five hours of negotiation.

A single shot was heard after which police said hostage taker Rey Digo was dead.

Robbers kill trader, 2 cops in P1M heist

MANILA, Philippines – Six robbers shot dead a businessman-lawyer who had just withdrawn P1 million from a bank and two policemen who came to his aid in Paco, Manila at around 10 a.m. Monday. Three civilians were also injured in the incident.

MetroBriefs

May 21, 2008. 2 MANILA POLICEMEN RELIEVED FOR ALLEGED HULIDAP

9 dead in Laguna bank robbery

By Thea Alberto
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 10:38:00 05/16/2008

MANILA, Philippines — At least nine people were confirmed dead and one in critical condition in a bank robbery in Laguna province, a police official said. Read Full Details.

2008-05-18: Laguna rob-slay reward now P2M
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE GROUPS HAVE OFFERED a P2-million reward for the capture of the persons who killed nine people during a bank robbery in Laguna on Friday, while police tightened security at the hospital where the lone witness, the bank’s marketing manager, is struggling to survive.

2008-05-20: Another Laguna massacre: 8 shot dead
CALAMBA CITY—In what could be the country’s most murderous week in years, a lone gunman shot dead eight villagers while they were apparently asleep in their houses—three days after robbers massacred 10 people in a bank in a nearby town.

Pasay cop nabbed for shooting dead suspected robber 2008-05-29. MANILA, Philippines–A policeman was arrested Wednesday night by his fellow law enforcers after shooting dead an alleged robber reportedly in self-defense in Taguig City.

2 rookie cops in hot water over P25 cell phone load

2008-05-26 . MANILA, Philippines — For arguing over a P25 cell phone load, two rookie policemen, who have yet to finish their mandatory police training, found themselves in hot water after they were accused of mauling two women, including a wife of a fellow lawman, in Cubao, Quezon City on Sunday night.

Calamba cop killed in police scuffle

2008-05-25. CALAMBA CITY, Philippines–A member of the Criminal Investigation Detection Group in Calabarzon was killed in what was reported as a clash with local police here at dawn Sunday

REGION WATCH

Kenney ‘horror-stricken’ but ‘not deterred’ by Zambo blast

By Julie Alipala
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 16:57:00 05/29/2008

PAGADIAN, Philippines — US Ambassador Kristie Kenney said “we are horror-stricken by the incident” when informed of the bomb explosion in Zamboanga City Thursday morning that killed two persons and wounded 23 others.

Zamboanga blast won’t derail Arroyo Tawi-Tawi visit

by Lira Dalangin-Fernandez MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE 2) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is not calling off a visit to Tawi-Tawi province despite a bomb explosion at the Edwin Andrews Airbase in Zamboanga City that police said wounded at least 10 civilians.

Communist rebels torch Globe tower in Compostela Valley

05/29/2008

Compostela cops foil NPA attack on outpost

2008-05-25. TAGUM CITY, Philippines–Police said they foiled an attack by suspected communist New People’s Army rebels on a police detachment in Mawab town, Compostela Valley early Sunday.

PNP alarmed over vigilante killings

2008-05-23. GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The chief of the Central Mindanao police has ordered his men to step up efforts to stop the spate of vigilante killings of suspected criminals in the region over the past 10 weeks.

Police ordered to end General Santos vigilante killings

2008-05-21 GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — The alarmed director of police in Central Mindanao has ordered law enforcers police in this city to step up efforts to stop the unabated vigilante killings of suspected criminals.

Thieves rob cop HQ, end up in jail quick

2008-05-17 They could have chosen a better target. Three persons, including a minor, were arrested after they caught stealing parts from a six-wheeler truck parked inside the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) headquarters in barangay Sudlon, Cebu City.

Slain cop got cab to earn extra

2008-05-18 The slain police officer, SPO4 Asterio Butron, acquired a taxicab to save on fare when he travels from his residence in Cordova town to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) at Camp Sergio Osmeña in Osmeña Boulevard, Cebu City.

NBI files ‘rape’ case vs Palawan police chief

2008-05-14 PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed an attempted rape case against the city chief of police, Lieutenant Colonel Enrique Ancheta, and several other policemen.

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