6 Caloocan cops who allegedly took vendor’s cash disarmed, in custody —PNP

The six Caloocan City police officers accused of robbing a vendor have been disarmed and are now in restrictive custody, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday.

At a press conference, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said this was the first time that these cops were involved in irregularities, based on their records.

“Kasalukuyan pong nandoon sila sa holding center under restrictive custody. Dinisarmahan na rin po sila habang nagco-conduct po ng investigation,” she said.

(Currently they are at the holding center under restrictive custody, They also have been disarmed while the investigation is being conducted.)

The PNP identified them as Police Corporals Noel Espejo Sison, Rommel Toribio,  Ryan Sammy Gomez Mateo, Jake Barcenilla Rosima, Mark Christian Abarca Cabanilla, and Daryl Calija Sablay.

They are all members of the Drug Enforcement Unit of Caloocan City Police Station.

These cops allegedly took street vendor Eddie Yuson's P14,000 cash aid from the government when he was on his way to buy dinner for his children on March 27. The cops allegedly cornered him and inspected his bags.

CCTV footage captured the incident, which showed the policemen searching  through the victim’s wallet and then hitting him on the head.

The cops denied the allegations.

While the victim expressed lack of interest in filing a formal complaint, the PNP said it will still pursue an investigation into the incident through its Internal Affairs Service. — BM, GMA News