Las Piñas police cited

The Las Piñas police posted the highest crime solution efficiency of 98.82 percent for the period of July to September of this year among the police stations in the Southern Police District besting Parañaque, Muntinlupa, Pasay police stations based on the results of the evaluation rating conducted by the Southern Police District Command. This translates to nine out of 10 crimes committed in the third quarter being solved.

Police record showed that since July to September of this year, a total of 255 cases were reported, and of these cases, 242 were solved and 272 persons were arrested and put to jail. Crime such as theft and robbery, physical injuries and drugs related offenses were among the highest being committed.

Las Piñas police chief Superintendent Armando Pineda attributed the record to the support and guidance of Las Piñas City Mayor Vergel Aguilar and the active involvement of the people in the community. He also cited police visibility, support of barangay officials, non-government organizations and civilian volunteers in the successful and efficient solution of crimes.

For his part, Aguilar commended the police and urged them to remain vigilant to be able to successfully eliminate criminal elements in the community.

Aguilar appealed to the village officials and the people to cooperate fully with the police force in putting a stop to all forms of criminality in their villages, including illegal drugs.

Las Piñas has been a consistent awardee as one of the peaceful cities in the National Capital Region since 1995 to present and now considered a multi-awarded city in the country.