Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Police chief bashes amicable settlement practice

Tabuk City, Kalinga - The chief of police of this city has lashed anew at the practice of suspects here of threatening complainants and witnesses and forcing them to agree to amicable settlement of cases.

PCI Romulo Danglose called the two practices "the agony of policemen here because they practically undo our work in investigating, identifying and filing cases against suspects."

"Settlement of cases is the in thing here. We cannot prevent the victims from agreeing to amicably settle their cases because that's their right. The problem is as a result, criminals continue to roam about the city," Danglose said.

Danglose made the remarks in connection with the filing of a robbery case against the three suspects in the robbing of a chainsaw store here and the killing of a tanod and the wounding of another evening of September 21."

Danglose explained that they have only filed the case for the robbery because they still do not have enough evidence to pin down the suspects for the murder and the wounding of the two tanods.

"We still do not have an eyewitness although the evidence at hand appear to show that the three suspects could be the same persons who shot the two tanods," Danglose said.

Danglose did not mention the names of the three suspects one of whom has already been arrested "for the safety of the complainant and the witnesses."

The police investigation showed that at around 8:30 PM of September 21, three men held up Arnel Francisco, 22, single, an employee of the Powersaw Trading stores at Dagupan Weste and Magsaysay, both in this city, while he was on his way to the latter branch.

The three men who were armed with short guns took away his Seiko Diver's watch, Nokia 3315 cellphone arid the key to the Dagupan Weste branch which two of the suspects used to open the store while the other guarded Francisco.

The two suspects took away from the store two chainsaws worth P74.000.00 and one portable generator worth P8,000.00 and cash collections of more .or less P50,000.00 after which they returned for their companion and Francisco whom they used as their hostage in their flight.

While they Were about to pass the Magsaysay barangay hall, however, a passing vehicle illuminated them and Francisco took the chance to make a run for it. He sought help from people who were drinking at a nearby store who brought him to the police station.

Danglose said that Francisco had positively identified the suspect who was arrested.

The police said that later that evening Patrick Pasabing, 49, married, a barangay tanod of Appas and and fellow-tanod Paul Ducayag, 39, saw three persons passing by carrying two chainsaws and one portable generator.

Suspecting that the persons were rohbers, the two coordinated with other tanods to block the suspects afterwhich they followed the suspects themselves, and when they reached the boundary of Appas and San Juan, they were fired upon by the suspects hitting Pasabing fatally.

The tanods who were supposed to block the path of the suspects namely Ramon Pinartoc, Lambayong Cumisa and Noel Marquez were also fired upon with Pinartoc getting hit in the stomach. **By Estanislao Albano Jr.

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