Controversial cops in Carmen
Local banks were reminded once of the need to install close circuit TV (CCTV) for security purposes.
In case of a bank heist, security personnel can easily review the tapes.
The malefactors can be identified in flagrante delicto.
The case will be solved quickly.
* * *
I am reminded of this issue of CCTV when an incident occurred involving a police officer in one of the city’s resorts.
Accordingly, the policeman was staying near the front desk of the resort while a costumer was busy surfing the internet.
Suddenly, she walked away, leaving her purse behind.
Seeing the purse, the policeman took it. He must have forgotten his law at that time.
When the costumer returned looking for her purse, the policeman was ded-ma, his face a model of innocence.
Unknown to him, there was an all-seeing robotic eyes recording anything and everything that transpired at the front desk.
When the tape was reviewed, he was caught on TV “with his pants down.”
He could not deny anymore.
* * *
I received text messages about this incident.
So I immediately sought confirmation from PNP provincial director Col. Edgardo Ingking.
He told me it is true that his driver/bodyguard was indeed caught stealing.
And the erring policeman was immediately placed under suspension, he told me.
When I asked if it’s true that there was news blackout, as one of the text messages insinuated, Col. Ingking strongly denied and stressed that there was never any attempt on his part to cover-up the incident.
He said the incident was reported in local papers and also in local radio stations.
When I texted the texter about Col. Ingking’s answer, I got a reply that only DYTR reported the incident.
And he said no local paper reported the incident.
* * *
I can only presume that the “victimized” costumer must be very glad and happy that the resort was equipped with CCTV.
It goes without saying that minus the recording on CCTV, there was no chance that the costumer would be able to recover her purse and everything inside.
I can also presume that Col. Ingking must be seething with anger at his “balhiboon ug kamot” driver/bodyguard.
Understandable, of course.
But I suppose the suspension was too light a penalty for the driver/bodyguard.
Agree, Colonel?
* * *
Meanwhile, the victim of a near fatal stabbing and shooting incident in Carmen town is complaining.
His right foot was almost severed by the force of the hacking. He’s got several stab wounds on the stomach and arms. And he’s got a through-and-through wound from a bullet fired by one of the 4 assailants.
Days after he got out from the hospital, he had two visitors from the Carmen Police Station.
They were there on behalf of the parents and wife of the 4 assailants. The policemen offered a settlement of P100,000. When the victim did not reply, the policeman stressed that it was better to settle the case and receive the money than file a case that takes long to finish and the outcome is not certain.
The victim did not negotiate so the policemen went away.
Not long after, the same policemen called the victim and told him to come to the police station regarding the incident.
When the victim and his mother arrived, the parents and wife of the 4 assailants were already there. This time, the offer was reduced to P50,000. The policeman who “lawyered” for the 4 accused and who “presided” the meeting repeated that a compromise was a better deal than the filing of a case.
It became apparent to the victims that the 2 policemen from Carmen were more interested in the “areglo” than in the prosecution of the case.
So they decided to consult a lawyer and later file the corresponding administrative charge against the policemen.
End of the story?
Nope.
When the witnesses went to the provincial prosecution office to subscribe their affidavits, the prosecutor went ballistic upon reading the affidavit.
“These policemen are notorious,” the prosecutor said.
He recited another incident involving the said policemen from Carmen.
In fact, he said, the PNP provincial director is aware of the shenanigans of these policemen.
When I called up Col. Edgardo Ingking about this, he confirmed about the cases he filed against certain policemen in Carmen though he could not remember the names of policemen with pending charges at the time I called up.
But he expressed his concurrence to the filing of cases against the erring policemen.
He said the filing of the case would greatly help him weed out the undesirables in the police ranks.
He even vowed to help in the prosecution of the case because he would not tolerate this kind of cops.
The prosecutors who were present when the ballistic prosecutor went ranting about the cops opined that this could be the reason why there are so many unsolved crimes in Carmen town.
How about that Mayor Boy Molina?
* * *
There was also an amusing incident involving the aviation security personnel at the city airport.
A consignment of airsoft grenade launcher was loaded on board a Cebu Pacific flight from Manila.
The local aviation security personnel were alerted because the package reportedly did not have the necessary credentials.
It was consigned to lawyer Arturo Piollo Jr., son of provincial kagawad Aster Piollo, who we later learned is engaged in the business of selling airsoft guns and paraphernalias.
When the cargo arrived, aviation personnel immediately seized it and brought it to Camp Dagohoy for further investigation.
When I asked Tibbs Bullecer about this (Tibbs is the LSA of kagawad Piollo), he said apparently, the aviation personnel do not know how to distinguish real guns from toy guns.
Ouch, careful Tibbs, I thought during the interview.
The seized package, he said, were actually imported toy guns for the business of his brother-in-law.
The toy guns though looked like real guns, he admitted later.
“Kon kahibalo pa lang sila moila ug toy guns, di na unta to nila angay pa nga dakpon,” Tibbs said.
I told him I encountered similar problem when I brought a 9mm airsoft gun from abroad. The Supercat personnel in Cebu refused to allow me to bring the gun without the necessary papers from the PNP.
If a 9mm requires PNP clearance, how much more a grenade launcher, I reasoned out.
He answered that his brother-in-law was not to blame but the one who sent the package. How could the package find its way to the cargo hold of Cebu Pacific if there were no documents to support it, he asked.
True enough, but the fact remains that if there was no proper documentation for the airsoft grenade launcher, the local aviation personnel have legal basis to seize the cargo.
It is now up to the consignee to prove the provenance and legality of the seized cargo.
* * *
Meanwhile, somebody sent a text asking me to access the You Tube and look for “Tagbilaran City Mayor Lim scandal.” The texter also asked me to “pass around” the message.
There is only a number of the cellphone but I think I know the guy who sent the text message.
Anyway, the city mayor knows about this and he also knows what the “scandal” is all about.
If you are too busy to look for You Tube, the “scandal” is about the garbage problem in Dampas.
There is a narration from the usual “basurero” of the city mayor and this time they are talking about “basura.” One can also see city kagawad Djinggo Rama in that presentation.
Simply said, the basura problem cropped up because the bulldozer broke down.
So if the bulldozer is back in action, as it is now, then the basura problem is kaput.
But the issue is not that simple. The present dump site does not conform to the Clear Air Act. There is a need to transfer the dumpsite elsewhere.
More when we return, stay tuned for more!
In case of a bank heist, security personnel can easily review the tapes.
The malefactors can be identified in flagrante delicto.
The case will be solved quickly.
* * *
I am reminded of this issue of CCTV when an incident occurred involving a police officer in one of the city’s resorts.
Accordingly, the policeman was staying near the front desk of the resort while a costumer was busy surfing the internet.
Suddenly, she walked away, leaving her purse behind.
Seeing the purse, the policeman took it. He must have forgotten his law at that time.
When the costumer returned looking for her purse, the policeman was ded-ma, his face a model of innocence.
Unknown to him, there was an all-seeing robotic eyes recording anything and everything that transpired at the front desk.
When the tape was reviewed, he was caught on TV “with his pants down.”
He could not deny anymore.
* * *
I received text messages about this incident.
So I immediately sought confirmation from PNP provincial director Col. Edgardo Ingking.
He told me it is true that his driver/bodyguard was indeed caught stealing.
And the erring policeman was immediately placed under suspension, he told me.
When I asked if it’s true that there was news blackout, as one of the text messages insinuated, Col. Ingking strongly denied and stressed that there was never any attempt on his part to cover-up the incident.
He said the incident was reported in local papers and also in local radio stations.
When I texted the texter about Col. Ingking’s answer, I got a reply that only DYTR reported the incident.
And he said no local paper reported the incident.
* * *
I can only presume that the “victimized” costumer must be very glad and happy that the resort was equipped with CCTV.
It goes without saying that minus the recording on CCTV, there was no chance that the costumer would be able to recover her purse and everything inside.
I can also presume that Col. Ingking must be seething with anger at his “balhiboon ug kamot” driver/bodyguard.
Understandable, of course.
But I suppose the suspension was too light a penalty for the driver/bodyguard.
Agree, Colonel?
* * *
Meanwhile, the victim of a near fatal stabbing and shooting incident in Carmen town is complaining.
His right foot was almost severed by the force of the hacking. He’s got several stab wounds on the stomach and arms. And he’s got a through-and-through wound from a bullet fired by one of the 4 assailants.
Days after he got out from the hospital, he had two visitors from the Carmen Police Station.
They were there on behalf of the parents and wife of the 4 assailants. The policemen offered a settlement of P100,000. When the victim did not reply, the policeman stressed that it was better to settle the case and receive the money than file a case that takes long to finish and the outcome is not certain.
The victim did not negotiate so the policemen went away.
Not long after, the same policemen called the victim and told him to come to the police station regarding the incident.
When the victim and his mother arrived, the parents and wife of the 4 assailants were already there. This time, the offer was reduced to P50,000. The policeman who “lawyered” for the 4 accused and who “presided” the meeting repeated that a compromise was a better deal than the filing of a case.
It became apparent to the victims that the 2 policemen from Carmen were more interested in the “areglo” than in the prosecution of the case.
So they decided to consult a lawyer and later file the corresponding administrative charge against the policemen.
End of the story?
Nope.
When the witnesses went to the provincial prosecution office to subscribe their affidavits, the prosecutor went ballistic upon reading the affidavit.
“These policemen are notorious,” the prosecutor said.
He recited another incident involving the said policemen from Carmen.
In fact, he said, the PNP provincial director is aware of the shenanigans of these policemen.
When I called up Col. Edgardo Ingking about this, he confirmed about the cases he filed against certain policemen in Carmen though he could not remember the names of policemen with pending charges at the time I called up.
But he expressed his concurrence to the filing of cases against the erring policemen.
He said the filing of the case would greatly help him weed out the undesirables in the police ranks.
He even vowed to help in the prosecution of the case because he would not tolerate this kind of cops.
The prosecutors who were present when the ballistic prosecutor went ranting about the cops opined that this could be the reason why there are so many unsolved crimes in Carmen town.
How about that Mayor Boy Molina?
* * *
There was also an amusing incident involving the aviation security personnel at the city airport.
A consignment of airsoft grenade launcher was loaded on board a Cebu Pacific flight from Manila.
The local aviation security personnel were alerted because the package reportedly did not have the necessary credentials.
It was consigned to lawyer Arturo Piollo Jr., son of provincial kagawad Aster Piollo, who we later learned is engaged in the business of selling airsoft guns and paraphernalias.
When the cargo arrived, aviation personnel immediately seized it and brought it to Camp Dagohoy for further investigation.
When I asked Tibbs Bullecer about this (Tibbs is the LSA of kagawad Piollo), he said apparently, the aviation personnel do not know how to distinguish real guns from toy guns.
Ouch, careful Tibbs, I thought during the interview.
The seized package, he said, were actually imported toy guns for the business of his brother-in-law.
The toy guns though looked like real guns, he admitted later.
“Kon kahibalo pa lang sila moila ug toy guns, di na unta to nila angay pa nga dakpon,” Tibbs said.
I told him I encountered similar problem when I brought a 9mm airsoft gun from abroad. The Supercat personnel in Cebu refused to allow me to bring the gun without the necessary papers from the PNP.
If a 9mm requires PNP clearance, how much more a grenade launcher, I reasoned out.
He answered that his brother-in-law was not to blame but the one who sent the package. How could the package find its way to the cargo hold of Cebu Pacific if there were no documents to support it, he asked.
True enough, but the fact remains that if there was no proper documentation for the airsoft grenade launcher, the local aviation personnel have legal basis to seize the cargo.
It is now up to the consignee to prove the provenance and legality of the seized cargo.
* * *
Meanwhile, somebody sent a text asking me to access the You Tube and look for “Tagbilaran City Mayor Lim scandal.” The texter also asked me to “pass around” the message.
There is only a number of the cellphone but I think I know the guy who sent the text message.
Anyway, the city mayor knows about this and he also knows what the “scandal” is all about.
If you are too busy to look for You Tube, the “scandal” is about the garbage problem in Dampas.
There is a narration from the usual “basurero” of the city mayor and this time they are talking about “basura.” One can also see city kagawad Djinggo Rama in that presentation.
Simply said, the basura problem cropped up because the bulldozer broke down.
So if the bulldozer is back in action, as it is now, then the basura problem is kaput.
But the issue is not that simple. The present dump site does not conform to the Clear Air Act. There is a need to transfer the dumpsite elsewhere.
More when we return, stay tuned for more!
