Blotter

UNCLE accused OF Raping nieces

A man from Carcar City was accused of raping four of his nieces. Three of the victims are now college students while one is in high school.

The four decided to report the alleged abuses when they learned from each other that they had suffered the same fate from their uncle, said PO3 Cania Codo.

The 17-year-old victim said she was abused when she was still a Grade 1 pupil while one of the victims said she was six. The two others were in their early teens when they were allegedly raped by their uncle.. Authorities withheld the name of the suspect who is being pursued by police.  /CORRESPONDENT CHRISTINE EMILY L. PANTALEON

GUN, Shabu seized from carreta man

POLICE arrested a 31-year-old man who was caught possessing a firearm in barangay Tabunok, Talisay City, southern Cebu yesterday morning.

A .22 revolver was seized from the possession of Alexberto Villagracia Jr., a resident of barangay Carreta, Cebu City.

Aside from election gun ban and illegal possession of a firearm charges, Villagracia is facing an additional case after a sachet of suspected shabu was recovered from him, police said.

PO1 Euwin Pitogo said he and fellow policemen were deployed in Tabunok as part of the increased police visibility campaign when they spotted Villagracia acting suspiciously.  /CORRESPONDENT GABRIEL C. BONJOC

Cops deny POLITICS IN MASIAO bust

POLICE insisted there were no politics involved in the arrest of the son of a barangay captain in Cebu City accused of being involved in illegal numbers game locally known as masiao.

Chief Insp. Romeo Santander, chief of the City Intelligence Branch said it is coincidental that the arrest of Niño Resureccion came a few weeks before the barangay elections.

Santander is reacting to Suba barangay captain Roger Resureccion’s pronouncement that he was surprised with the timing of his son’s arrest.

“I respect the opinion of the barangay captain,” said Santander. Niño was arrested Monday night in his father’s house after he allegedly sold number combinations to a policeman who posed as a bettor.

Niño said his father was not involved in the illegal activity.  /CORRESPONDENT CHITO O. ARAGON