By Jennifer P. Rendon
Three of Western Visayas’ most wanted persons were arrested in separate police operations on Oct. 8.
Interestingly, all suspects are charged with rape.
Alias Nito, 51, of Barangay Beri, Barbaza, Antique, was arrested at 8:39 a.m. on Tuesday in Barangay Taculing, Bacolod City.
Members of Barbaza Municipal Police Station, together with Bacolod City Police Office and Bago City Component Police Station, apprehended the suspect for charges of rape by sexual assault.
No bail was recommended for his temporary release.
Nito is the third most wanted person in Western Visayas.
Meanwhile, a joint police operation led by San Jose Municipal Police Station, with other PNP units based in Antique, arrested 33-year-old alias Grik at his home in Barangay Funda-Dalipe, San Jose, Antique, at 4:20 p.m.
He is accused of rape and is the ninth most wanted person in Region 6.
No bail was recommended for his temporary release.
In another operation, alias Son, 40, of Pangabuan, Jamindan, Capiz, was arrested at 7:28 p.m. in Barangay Poblacion, Jamindan, Capiz.
Son, the region’s seventh most wanted person, was apprehended by virtue of a warrant for statutory rape.
No bail was set for his temporary release.
Brigadier General Jack Wanky, Western Visayas police chief, commended the combined efforts of the different police units and the community for providing vital information that led to these successful arrests.
“I encourage our personnel and unit commanders to continue pursuing the remaining wanted individuals in the region in close coordination with the community and other law enforcement agencies. Our goal is to ensure people feel safe in their communities and can sleep soundly at night,” he said.
Additionally, Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) records showed that the one-day campaign against wanted persons led to the arrest of 35 individuals.
Three of them are classified as most wanted persons, while the remaining 32 are other wanted persons.
