Hand grenade abandoned in chapel

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/29/2016

AN explosive device that was left outside a chapel in Barangay San Nicolas, Cebu City caused a stir late yesterday afternoon. Police officers and barangay tanods immediately responded to a report that a hand grenade was placed…

AWOL cop shot dead in Bohol

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan 08/15/2016

A policeman, who went absent without official leave (AWOL), was shot dead in Corella town, Bohol province on Sunday night. PO3 Lorepol Perocho, investigator of Corella Police Station, identified the victim as SP01 Rolex Tamarra, 35, of…

Safety team now in Cebu to secure Malacañang sa Sugbo

Carmel Loise Matus 08/04/2016

CEBU CITY–A team from the Cebu City Public Safety Company has started arriving at the Malacañang sa Sugbo on Thursday morning to secure what will be the Office of the President in the South. Sr. Supt. Joel…

SWAT officer relieved for pointing gun

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/19/2016

A MEMBER of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) in Talisay City is facing administrative charges for allegedly mauling and pointing his gun at a junkshop worker on Monday. PO1 Carl Sebial was relieved from his post…

The raid

Radel Paredes 07/09/2016

  I woke up to a sudden blast of light beamed on my face. A gloved hand then tapped my arm as the man standing before me said: “Wake up. This is a raid.” His flashlight scanning…

Two dead as man takes baby hostage in Mandaue

Norman V. Mendoza 07/02/2016

A 33-year-old man died after he was shot by responding policemen from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) during a hostage drama at Almer’s compound in Barangay Tabok, Mandaue City past 8 a.m. yesterday. Alfie Perales, 33,…

Suspected hostage taker shot dead by SWAT in Mandaue

Norman V. Mendoza 07/02/2016

POLICE shot dead a suspected drug user who reportedly held his child hostage in Barangay Tabok, Mandaue City at past 8 a.m. Saturday. The 33-year-old hostage taker identified as Alfie Perales was shot in the head by…

Lapu police harness skills in handling robbery

Norman V. Mendoza 06/17/2016

THOUGH the Lapu-Lapu City police were able to corner and arrest the robbery suspects in a robbery simulation exercise of a gasoline station yesterday morning, but evaluators found some loopholes that need to be improved. Senior Supt.…

Pastor, girl freed in hostage-taking

Norman V. Mendoza 06/15/2016

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu–A female pastor and her 13-year-old neighbor were released 40 minutes after they were taken hostage by her unemployed male neighbor at Sitio Saac, Barangay Buaya, Lapu-Lapu City past 1 p.m. Wednesday. Glyn Punay, 35,…

Bomb threat halts MTCC operations

Apple Ta-as, Edison Delos Angeles 04/18/2016

A bomb threat disrupted work for at least an hour at the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 3 located at the Qimonda IT Center in Cebu City on Monday morning. Employees had to vacate their…

Man killed after going on rampage

Apple Ta-as 03/21/2016

IT was the end of the road for a 40-year-old man accused of stabbing to death a barangay chairman and then taking two kids hostage in barangay Hagnaya, San Remigio town in northern Cebu Monday. The suspect…

Three suspects in strafing case caught; Garcia smells ‘drama’

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/06/2015

Three men were arrested by Dumanjug police in relation to Friday’s strafing of a vehicle owned by the vice mayoral candidate of the Liberal Party-Cebu for Dumanjug town. One of the suspects still at large, Nilo “Tating”…

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