CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A 5.9% drop in crime incidents marked the first year in office of Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. last Feb. 22.
Hidalgo credited the PRO-3’s intensified crime prevention efforts and increased police presence for the decrease of 2,360 crime incidents from 40,114 in Feb. 22, 2022 to Feb. 21, 2023 to 37,754 in Feb. 22, 2023 to Feb.21, 2024.
The Campaign Against Most Wanted and Wanted Persons resulted to the arrests of 1,310 most wanted, and 7,341 other wanted persons.
In the Campaign Against Illegal Drugs, a total of 5,861 police operations were conducted resulting to the arrest of 8,319 drug suspects, confiscation of 21,301.85 grams of shabu, 63,503.94 grams of marijuana, and 25 tablets of Ecstasy amounting to P154,037,486.27 per standard drug price of the illegal drugs.
The Campaign Against Illegal Gambling netted 6,233 individuals, P3,792,926 bet money, and the eventual filing of 1,722 criminal cases in court.
The relentless efforts to account for loose firearms under the Campaign Against Loose Firearm resulted in the confiscation of 1,296 assorted firearms and arrest of 662 persons. Oplan Katok efforts also resulted in the surrender and the deposit of 2,200 various firearms. A total of 606 cases were filed in court for violation of RA 10591.
PRO 3’s Intensified Internal Security Operations has accounted for a total of 913 members and supporters of threat groups (227 surrendered, 11 arrested and 675 withdrew support) with the confiscation and recovery of 264 assorted firearms and 255 explosives.
Hidalgo expressed his gratitude to the dedicated men and women of PRO3 for their unwavering commitment to public service and emphasized the importance of continued collaboration in maintaining peace and order in Central Luzon.
“As we celebrate this milestone, we reaffirm our commitment to upholding the rule of law and ensuring the safety and security of every resident in the region,” he said.
