RSOG captures Abuyog town’s most wanted person

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
July 18, 2013

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – One of Leyte’s most wanted crime personality fell into police hands during a sting operation by the Regional Special Operations Group (RSOG) Wednesday.

Police identified the suspect as Reynaldo Verterra y Almini, 37, married, and resident of Brgy. Kilim, Baybay City.

PCSupt. Elmer Ragadio Soria, Eastern Visayas police director, said the arrested suspect was tagged as the number one most wanted person of Abuyog, Leyte and ranked 10 in the list of top ten most wanted persons in Leyte province.

Verterra was collared by virtue of a warrant for murder issued by Abuyog Regional Trial Court Branch 34 Judge Frisco Lilagan by RSOG led by PSInsp. Dinvir Revita along Mabini St., Baybay City at past 10:00 a.m.

Soria informed that aside from the above non-bailable offense, suspect is also facing a string of cases for robbery under criminal cases 2874 and 2898 pending at Mc Arthur and Abuyog courts and in criminal case number 2904 for rape pending in Abuyog, Leyte court.

Meanwhile in Samar province, RSOG led by PInsp. Constantino Jabonete, Jr. arrested Renita Macabacyao, 43, farmer, of Purok 2, Brgy. Rama, Sierra Island, Catbalogan City in a manhunt operation at the vicinity of Pier 2, Brgy. 3, Catbalogan City at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday.

The RSOG was clothed with an arrest warrant issued by Judge Agerico Avila, Presiding Judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 29 in Catbalogan City, for Qualified Theft docketed under criminal case number 8493.

Recommended bail for Macabacyao’s temporary liberty is fixed at P40,000.00.

Arrested persons were brought to issuing courts for proper disposition.