Police files criminal charges against 4 arrested suspects and 15 other in an encounter

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (July 28, 2015) --- The City Police have filed criminal charges against the 4 arrested suspects and 15 other armed men encountered by the joint police operatives Friday evening in the nearby Barangay Tulawas this city.

Three cases such as frustrated homicide, direct assault and illegal possession of fire arms were filed at the City Prosecutor’s Office Sunday morning.  

The encounter had resulted to the death of 2 other suspects and the wounded member of the police operatives.

Pagadian City Police Chief Supt. Glenn Dulawan said the 3 of the 4 suspects  wounded were identified as Arham Palte Salindat, 24 single; Amerudin Navales Talumpa, 18; Nhoc Navales Talumpa, 20, all resident of Barangay Upper Sang-An, Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur and confined at the Pagadian City Medical Center for medical treatment and fully guarded by PNP personnel while 1 of the 4 was detained temporarily at the lock-up cell identified as Mohammad Paluwa Y Guilly, 27, a resident of Barangay Dalapang, Labangan.

Dulawan said the 15 other armed suspects were able to escape during the encounter that resulted to the death of their 2 other companion identified as Samrani Liwas Y Talumpa “Badi”, 24, single, a resident of Dalapang, Labangan and Kusi Guimba Y Ampatu, 54, farmer, a resident of Purok Greenfield, Dalapang, Labangan.

The wounded police was identified as PO2 Hazel Esparaguerra Manuel, PNP member of Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Public Safety Company (ZPPSC) who was hit at the right side of his chest thru and thru and immediately brought to Zamboanga del Sur Medical Center in Dao of this city.

Dulawan disclosed that the joint police operatives of City Police Station, Labangan Police Station, ZPPSC and Zamboanga del Sur Police Office immediately responded to the call of Barangay Chairman Lorenzo Escudero of Barangay Tulawas, informing that an armed group were sighted in their area of responsibility.

The firefight ensued at about 5:20 in the afternoon between the police operatives and the armed group and ended at about 7:00 in the evening, Dulawan added.

In the initial investigation Dulawan said that the armed group were about to avenge the killing of Lible ‘Jun’ Navales Talumpa who was shot to death by the suspect identified as Roberto Ambona at about 7:50 in the evening of July 23, 2015 at Barangay Dalapang, Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur.

He said Roberto Ambona is a retired member of the Philippine Army and a resident of Barangay Tulawas, Pagadian City and he is nowhere to be found.

He added that Labangan Municipal Police Station also filed criminal charges Monday at the provincial prosecutor’s office against Ambona.

The responding Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) team from the Provincial Crime Laboratory Office (PCLO) who took cognizance on the investigation recovered from the crime scene the following: one unit Cal. 40 GLOC 22 pistol with one magazine assy inserted loaded with seven live ammunition; one unit cal. 45 BERSA THUNDER ULTRA COMPACT PRO with one Magazine assembly loaded with ten live ammunition of the same calibre; one unit Toyota Hilux color Red bearing plate nr. WOB 343; One unit black Honda wave without plate number attached; one unit black Yamaha Vega bearing plate number 4728 JH; one unit Honda Wave Black and White combination bearing plate nr. JQ 9400; and nine spent shells for calibre 9mm.

The recovered items were now in the custody of the PCLO SOCO team based in Camp Abelon, of this city.

               

As of this date, Dulawan said that the information received by the city police station that another malefactor identified as Taha Esmael y Guilly, 41 and resident of Dalapang, Labangan, was brought and initially treated at Cabahug Hospital at about 6:20 pm on July 24, 2015 but was immediately withdrawn from the said hospital. (By JONG CADION)