CAMP OLIVAS, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA- Police Regional Office 3 under the leadership of its Regional Director PCSUPT RAUL D PETRASANTA has once again proven that it is stricter in implementing its security measures and tripling its efforts in trimming down crime incidents within their respective areas of responsibilities thru the conduct of intensified police focused operations. Evident to this is the arrest of three suspected persons engaged in carnapping activities during a police operation conducted by elements of the Regional Public Safety Battalion 3 last Friday, March 14, 2014.
Based on reports that reached this Office, in the morning of said date, team from the Regional Public Safety Battalion 3 conducted anti-carnapping operation which resulted to the arrest of three (3) unidentified suspects and recovery of one (1) silver 2013 Mitsubishi Adventure bearing plate number WKI 821.
The trio who were identified as Edwin Cruz y BALINGIT, driver and a resident of #0262 Purok Uno, Brgy Gatbuca, Calumpit, Bulacan and Jay-Ar WAJE y Torres aka “Joker”, a resident of Purok 5, Brgy Capalangan, Apalit, Pampanga were arrested after illegally selling said vehicle without any pertinent documents for one hundred thousand pesos (Php 100, 000.00) to a police operative who acted as poseur buyer.
While the other suspect identified as Ryan NUQUE y Navarro aka “Kulot”, jobless, and a resident of #0342 Brgy Gatbuca, Calumpit, Bulacan was arrested in a follow-up operation.
Coordination was made to the Regional Highway Patrol Unit 3 for verification of said vehicle while appropriate charges were filed against the suspects.
PCSUPT PETRASANTA lauded the operating troops for a job well done and remarked that PNP PRO3 will continue its unwavering efforts to fight criminality within the region and will keep on reinvigorating its anti-criminality campaigns.