THE DAVAO City Police Office (DCPO) showcased its rapid response capabilities by apprehending two theft suspects in separate incidents, each in under three minutes.
The swift arrests highlighted the effectiveness of the Philippine National Police’s “5-minute response time” policy.
On Aug. 20, at approximately 5 p.m., Sasa Police Station 4 personnel responded to a call in Insular Village, Barangay Vicente Hizon. They arrived in less than three minutes to find residents had detained a suspect who had stolen electric wires.
The suspect was promptly taken into custody by the responding team, led by station commander Maj Noel L. Macolbacol Jr.
Just three days later, personnel from Bunawan Police Station 6, under the command of station commander Maj Janus Lumbaya B. Macli-ing, demonstrated an even quicker response.
They reached Barangay Manganyan in just 1 minute and 58 seconds after receiving the report. At the scene, they arrested a 28-year-old man caught stealing scrap metals from a residential compound.
Acting city director Col Mannan C. Muarip said the incidents served as a testament to the police force’s vigilance and effective implementation of the PNP chief Nicolas Torres III’s flagship initiative, proving that the “5-minute response time” is a tangible reality in Davao City.
Photo courtesy of DCPO
