PNP Chief Relieves City Police Chief Over 'Lazy' Handling of Theft Case

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III announced the relief of a city police chief in Rizal province over the weekend, citing the "lazy" handling of a theft case. The incident occurred when a businessman reported that two employees had taken P600,000 from him and disappeared, and the police reportedly sent him home without making further efforts to apprehend the suspects. Torre expressed his disappointment with the lack of initiative displayed by the police personnel, stating that they had failed to follow up on the case and instead simply sent it for filing. He praised the police in a province in the Negros Island Region for arresting the two suspects and recovering P500,000 of the stolen money.

Key Takeaways:

• PNP Chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III relieved a city police chief in Rizal province over the "lazy" handling of a theft case.
• The police personnel reportedly sent a businessman home after he reported that two employees had taken P600,000 from him, without making further efforts to apprehend the suspects.
• Torre stated that the police had failed to follow up on the case and instead simply sent it for filing.
• Police in a province in the Negros Island Region arrested the two suspects and recovered P500,000 of the stolen money.
• Torre promised to relieve police commanders who fail to provide satisfactory service to citizens.
• He warned that commanders who fail to meet the 5-minute response time will also be relieved.

Statistics:

• P600,000: the amount of money stolen from the businessman.
• P500,000: the amount of money recovered by the police in the Negros Island Region.
• 2: the number of employees who took the P600,000 from their employer.
• 1: the number of city police chief's relieved by Torre over the incident.

Sources:

• Phillippine Daily Inquirer
• Philippine National Police (PNP) website