- The PNP-HPG arrested a cop along EDSA
- The cop pointed a gun at an ambulance driver over an altercation
- PNP Chief Ricardo Marquez issued a stern warning against erring cops after the incident
The Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) has arrested a police in civilian clothes for threatening an ambulance driver with his gun following an altercation.
The incident happened on Monday, September 7; the first day of the PNP-HPG’s deployment as the lead agency to implement traffic rules along EDSA.
According to Raffy Santos’ report on ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol, the ambulance driver sought the help of PNP-HPG personnel deployed in Cubao at around noon that day claiming a man driving a blue Toyota Corolla car pointed a gun at him and his companion.
The ambulance driver pointed the car to PNP-HPG officers who flagged it down. The driver of the Toyota Corolla was later identified as Senior Police Officer 3 Ricardo Somera of PNP-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Region 3.
Somera claimed he got irritated when the ambulance driver pounded the hood of his car. He said he did not intend to shoot the ambulance driver.
The ambulance driver denied hitting Somera’s car; claiming he just folded the side mirror of the policeman’s car because it almost hit the ambulance.
The ambulance driver said Somera got out of his car and pointed the gun at them. Somera was taken into the PNP-HPG’s custody.
The incident prompted the PNP Chief Ricardo Marquez to issue a stern warning against erring policemen.
“We will have them investigated. We will file charges. We will discharge them. It’s just that simple,” he said.
Addressing the police in general, he added: “If you cross the line, it means you no longer want to be a cop. You want to be a criminal. So be it. We will arrest and put you in jail.”
Here’s TV Patrol’s report of the incident:
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