PNP’s ‘summer offensive’ eyes motor-riding criminals

MAINTAINING that 25 percent of crimes can be solved with the neutralization of motorcycle-riding criminals in the country, Philippine National Police chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome said intensified operations against these riding-in-tandem robbers will be further intensified this summer vacation all over the country particularly in Metro Manila.

Bartolome said motorcycle-riding criminals are responsible for at least five out of 20 crime incidents taking place in a particular district, thus the need to launch a non-stop drive to account for these armed robbers and assassins who stalk and attack their targets before fleeing on board the handy two-wheeled vehicle.

He said the intensified police operations against these street criminals will be ongoing while the 140,000-strong police force is preoccupied with public safety operations for the entire summer vacation season.

The PNP’s “summer offensive” versus criminals will be stepped up even as Bartolome particularly noted the recent series of successful police operations that led to the arrest and neutralization of suspects involved in some high-profile street crime cases including the robbery-slay of 15-year-old high school honor student Rowell Cruz, who was robbed of his portable videogame console and cellphone by riding-in- tandem suspects who were eventually arrested in a follow-up police operation in Taguig City.

The National Capital Region Police Office headed by Director Alan LM Purisima has also scored huge accomplishments in the campaign against motorcycle-riding criminals, neutralizing several heavily-armed robbers during gunbattles in different parts of Quezon City and Manila this month alone.

Police operations in January resulted in the neutralization of 30 riding- in-tandem suspects involved in 242 shooting, robbery and other crime incidents.

“Police checkpoint operations have proven effective in intercepting riding-in-tandem suspects, and local PNP units have been ordered to press mobile checkpoint operations particularly around crime-prone areas,” Bartolome said.

The Chief PNP emphasized that for every riding- in-tandem suspect arrested, a string of criminal cases attributed to that suspect is eventually solved and justice is served to the victims.

Up sa PNP, now they are doing their job..!! at lease sa pagtutok nila sa mga riders, KONTI!! na lang ang sumasabog na bomba at binabaril ng mga kriminal dahil ang SIPAG!! nila gumanap sa tungkulin..!!