Number 1 most wanted person of Maasin arrested

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
August 24, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 under the leadership of PCSUPT Elmer Ragdio Soria, Regional Director, in line with the 10-point agenda of the Chief, PNP had intensified the implementation of Manhunt: Charlie, the PNP’s campaign for the arrest of wanted persons.

“PRO8 is committed to run after criminals and have arrested several wanted persons the past weeks for them to face trial in the bars of justice”, PCSUPT Soria said.

On August 20, 2012, elements of Maasin City Police Station led by PINSP Kerwin Sevillano arrested the Number One (1) in the list of Most Wanted Person in the city of Maasin, Southern Leyte.

PCSUPT Soria identified the suspect as one Renato Pero Costillas, 49 years old, single and a resident of Barangay Pananawan, Maasin City. The subject was arrested for the crimes of 2 counts of Attempted Rape; Rape by Sexual Assault in relation to RA 7610, both with a recommended bails of P120,000 and Acts of Lasciviousness with recommended bail P24,000.00 issued by Honorable Ma. Daisy Paler Gonzales, Presiding Judge of RTC Branch 25 and MTCC Presiding Judge Honorable Edgardo C. Leonido of Maasin City.

In related development, on August 18, 2012 at about 3:30 PM, the Number Nine (9) Most Wanted Person in the municipality of Sogod, Southern Leyte voluntarily surrendered to Sogod Police Station. Jessie Q. Seron, 33 years old, single and a resident of Purok 2, Barangay Buac Gamay, Sogod, Southern Leyte voluntarily surrendered to the Chief of Police, Sogod Police Station.

Seron has a standing Warrant of Arrest for the crime of Attempted Murder issued by Honorable Rolando L. Gonzales, presiding Judge of RTC Branch 39, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Sogod, Southern Leyte with no bail recommended.

Subject persons were brought to respective police stations for documentation and subsequently turned-over to issuing courts.

These arrests are the result of the aggressive and intensified implementation of the LOI “MANHUNT CHARLIE” with the cooperative efforts of the community, Soria said.