LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Fifty-two wanted personalities, including eight individuals listed as most wanted person, were arrested in the Cordillera region from August 13 to 19.
The Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera said the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) arrested 18 wanted persons, followed by the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) with 15, Abra PPO with six, Ifugao PPO with five, Mountain Province PPO and Kalinga PPO with three each, and Apayao PPO with two.
Of the eight most wanted persons, two are most wanted personalities on the provincial level, one on the municipal level, and five on the station level.
Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera chief, said due to intensified police presence, 54 municipalities in the region and two police stations in Baguio City recorded zero crime incidents in the week.
No crimes were logged in 22 out of 27 municipalities in Abra, five out of seven in Apayao, seven out of 13 in Benguet, four out of seven in Kalinga, nine out of 11 in Ifugao, and seven out of 10 in Mountain Province.
Stations 8 (Kennon Road) and 10 (Marcos Highway) also recorded zero crime incidents out of the 10 police stations in Baguio City.