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)
