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By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
July 19, 2012

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte  –  PNP PRO 8 reports that a man who escaped from jail on January 3, 2010 wanted for Murder was arrested Monday afternoon.

At about 12:40 in the afternoon on July 16, 2012, combined elements of Northern Samar Provincial Public Safety College, Northern Samar Provincial Special Operations Group and Lapinig Police Station led by PSI Arnoldo Picardal Gomba, PSI Joseph Abalos Imperial and PI Ambrasio Villarino Demain respectively conducted a manhunt operation at Barangay Lapinig Del Sur, Lapinig, Northern Samar.

This resulted to the arrest of a certain Joey Quias Del Monte, 37 years old, single, jobless from Barangay 185 Malaria, Caloocan City but presently residing at Lapinig Del Norte, Lapinig, Northern Samar.

Del Monte is an escape from the Leyte Provincial Jail, Baybay City on January 3, 2010 and charged for Murder docketed under Criminal case number 8-2000-10-83 at RTC Branch 14, Baybay City, Leyte per certification dated July 4, 2012 issued by PGIII Antonio G. Ublado, OIC Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail, Baybay City, Leyte.

Subject person was then brought to Lapinig Police Station for documentation prior turn-over to Northern Samar Police Provincial Office, Catarman, Northen Samar for subsequent turn-over to Sub-Provincial Jail, Baybay City, Leyte.