• THERESA MAE DULMAN
Police operatives tracking fugitives arrested Negros Island Region’s 8th most wanted person for murder in Barangay Suay, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental Oct. 5.
The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said that alias “Leo”, 48, of Sitio Cabagal, Barangay Buenavista, Himamaylan City, was served a warrant of arrest for murder with no bail recommended.
The suspect is accused of stabbing to death a neighbor during a birthday celebration in their area, the police said.
Operatives of the Himamaylan City Component Police Station, in coordination with the Regional Mobile Force Battalion NIR 3rd Maneuver Company and the Regional Intelligence Unit NIR, led the serving of arrest warrant.
“This arrest shows that there is no safe place for those who evade the law,” PRO-NIR director, P/Brig. Gen. Rudecindo Reales, said in a statement Oct. 5. “We will continue to track down wanted persons and ensure that they face the proper legal process.” | TMD
