Operatives of the Laoag City Police Station headed by the Chief of Police, PSUPT STERLING RAYMUND P BLANCO arrested notorious thief who was tagged in a series of incidents of motorcycle thefts in Laoag City and Ilocos Norte in the successful conduct of drug buy-bust operation.

Few members of the Laoag City Police Station headed by the Chief Of Police, PSUPT Sterling Raymund P Blanco attended a five (5) day seminar on disaster response exchange exercises conducted by the US Air Force 13AF/SGX.

PSUPT Sterling Raymund P Blanco, Laoag City Chief Of Police was invited to present and share the “PNP best practices” the anti-cable theft task group of Laoag City that was being organized under his able leadership during the rampant incidents of telecommunications cable theft in his area of responsibility and nearby municipalities.

Newly constructed gazebo was inaugurated last September 20, 2010 with the Laoag City Mayor as the special guest. PSUPT Blanco said “this PNP gazebo will serve as multi-purpose hall for the city PNP’s activities and as waiting area for public who needs police service in line with PNP quality service lane’s (qsl) quality service.”

Laoag City Mayor Hon Michael V Fariñas is determined to fully equipped the special weapons and armed tactics (swat) being formed by the laoag city police. However, he said that the proposal was not due to the failed police operations during the hostage taking incident in the quirino grandstand last month.