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51-year old man nabbed for rape

Ric Sapnu

CAMP OLIVAS Police arrested a 51-year old man wanted for rape in Barangay Pagala, City of Baliwag, Bulacan, Monday.

Lieutenant Colonel Jay Dimaandal, commander of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion Region 3 (RMFB3), identified the suspect as Rogelio Roque, a native of Botolan town.

Roque is considered as top 4 most wanted person in the province of Zambales.

Dimaandal said operatives of Botolan police, RMFB3 and Baliwag police conducted the manhunt operation against Roque.

He said police operatives armed with warrant of arrest for statutory rape issued by Judge Maribel Mariano-Beltran, presiding officer of RTC branch 13, Iba, Zambales arrested the suspect.

Roque is now detained at the Zambales police station.

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