Retired Full Pledge Colonel, Held for Indiscriminate Firing in Aurora

BALER, Aurora-Elements of Baler Municipal Police Station responded to the reported indiscriminate firing at Purok 6, Barangay Buhangin in this town at around 10:20 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2013, and arrested retired colonel Adolfo Dela Torre, a former member of the Philippine Air Force (PAF).

The suspect was responsible for indiscriminately firing of a gun into the air three times which caused panic among his neighbors, who in turn reported the incident to the authorities.

Confiscated from him was a one (1) cal. 45 with markings Federal IL, USA, 1911 A-1 with Serial Number 500719, one (1) magazine with five (5) ammunitions and during the crime scene search the team recovered one (1) empty cartridge.

The Recovered pieces of evidence were brought to Aurora Crime Laboratory Office for examinations while suspect is now under the custody of Baler Police Station for proper disposition.

Dela Torres’ case of Violation of PD 1866 as Amended by RA 8294 and Unlawful Discharge of Firearms charges were already filed in court this afternoon against him. (Jason de Asis)