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Vigilantes going after gang men
(The Freeman) Updated April 01, 2010 12:00 AM
CEBU, Philippines - Vigilantes are also tracking down gang members.
Senior Supt. Patrocinio Comendador, director of Cebu City Police Office, told reporters yesterday that they received an intelligence report that vigilantes are now hunting down gang members.
Comendador said records showed that gang-related incidents in the city have increased by 500 percent this year.
"Sigon sa report na amo nadawat, nagka-interest na sad sila karon sa mga gang members," Comendador said.
The so-called vigilantes are reportedly policemen “trained and paid” to kill criminals.
Many of those who have criminal records have been gunned down in vigilante-style manner few years ago.
Meanwhile, Comendador has directed Sr. Insp. Bonifacio Garciano, head of the Anti-Street Hoodlum Operating Team (A-SHOT), to go after those involved in gang-related shooting in Barangay Mabolo last Tuesday.
Jordan Rosales, 18, of Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, and alleged member of Crips, died after he was hit in the chest when unidentified assailants believed to be members of Bloods opened fire at him.
Garciano was directed to look for the perpetrators so any plans by the vigilantes to kill them may be pre-empted, said Comendador.
Garciano said most gang members charged for petty crimes are now freed, adding that they are the same persons who perpetrate gang-related crimes in the city.
Comendador said this development should serve as warning to notorious gang members.
"We can only do so much for them by enforcing the law. This should also serve as a warning for them," he said.
Asked if vigilantes really exist, he said there are people that take the law in their hands because of the delay in the justice system. – Niña G. Sumacot/LPM (THE FREEMAN)



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