PINUKPUK, Kalinga – A man who went on hiding for almost a decade was successfully arrested by combined police operatives at his hideout in sitio Dolan, barangay Bayaw here at around 3 pm Wednesday.
Senior Superintendent George Daskeo, provincial director of the Kalinga Provincial Police Office, identified the arrested wanted individual as Andres Wangwang alias Pakgang.
The suspect was arrested by joint elements of the Kapinga Provincial Public Safety Company (KPPSC) and the Pinukpuk Municipal Police Station by virtue of a warrant issued by Judge Marcelino Wakas of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 25 of Tabuk City, Kalinga for attempted rape.
He was subsequently turned over to the issuing court for proper disposition by the concerned authorities.