BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested three wanted persons, including a murder suspect who had been in hiding for more than a year, in separate manhunt operations in this city on Thursday, Nov. 12.
In a report Friday, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PRO-CAR) said the 33-year-old murder suspect was arrested in Barangay Loakan Proper through a joint operation involving personnel from the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO), PRO-CAR Regional Intelligence Division and the Regional Intelligence Unit 14.
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The operation involved Police Station 4, the BCPO City Intelligence Unit and City Investigation and Detective Management Unit, along with intelligence operatives from the regional police office.
In a separate operation, police arrested a 32-year-old man wanted for violating Republic Act 11313, or the Safe Spaces Act, in Barangay Camdas. The arrest was carried out by personnel of BCPO Police Stations 4 and 2, together with the city police intelligence and investigation units.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Bakun Municipal Police Station and Benguet Police Provincial Office arrested a 31-year-old woman wanted for violating Republic Act 9262, or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004, along Naguilian Road.
PRO-CAR said the arrests were part of the Philippine National Police’s continuing campaign to track down wanted persons and strengthen law enforcement efforts in the region. /jpv