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BY KEVIN GALANG<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga \u00a0—<\/strong> Crime incidents in Central Luzon dropped by 2.87% due to the Police Regional Office 3\u2019s intensified crackdown on loose firearms, reinforcing security measures ahead of the 2025 midterm elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Records showed that from January 12 to March 23, PRO3\u2019s Revitalized \u201cKatok\u201d Campaign led to the surrender or deposit of 1,377 firearms with expired licenses and the confiscation of 384 firearms through checkpoints and targeted law enforcement operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The efforts also resulted in the arrest of 350 individuals for illegal possession of firearms, significantly improving the region\u2019s peace and order situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The region\u2019s total crime incidents dropped from 7,360 cases in 2024 to 7,149 cases this year, while the eight focus crimes, including murder, homicide, rape, robbery, theft, physical injury, and vehicle carnapping, saw a 10.66% decline, with cases reduced from 638 to 570.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PRO3 director Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo commended the dedication of Central Luzon\u2019s law enforcement personnel, emphasizing that removing loose firearms from the streets is a crucial step in maintaining public safety, especially as the elections approach.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis achievement highlights our commitment to curbing criminality and protecting our communities. By significantly reducing the presence of loose firearms, we have minimized the risk of violence and bolstered security in Central Luzon,\u201d Fajardo said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Central Luzon top cop reaffirmed PRO3\u2019s dedication to sustaining the momentum in its campaign against illegal firearms, reiterating its importance in ensuring an orderly and peaceful electoral process.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BY KEVIN GALANG CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga — Crime incidents in Central Luzon dropped by 2.87% due to the Police Regional Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12825,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12823\/revisions\/12825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}