LLCPO ‘Has Most Number of CCL Cases’

The Lapulapu City Police Office (LLCPO) has been recorded as having the most number of children in conflict with law (CCL) among all police stations in the whole province of Cebu, according to PSSupt, Rey Lyndon Lawas, chief of the Regional Intelligence Division of the Police Regional Office (PRO)7 yesterday.

During the 77th Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis (TSIP) Forum at the PRO7 headquarters, Lawas hinted based on his power point presentation on the recorded total crime volume in Central Visayas, that Negros Oriental got the top most among the four provinces in the whole region as having the most number of (CCL) so far.

With this information, LLCPO representative to TSIP forum PCI Rex B. Lomente, chief, operations branch of LLCPO, said they are now coordinating with various schools in the city of Lapulapu to conduct meetings with students together with their parents.

Lomente also said they have scheduled seminars and training with different schools regarding all aspects of criminalities to prevent children from committing various types of crimes.

CCL was described as various offenses committed by children either directly against their parents, or against the law in general such as theft, illegal drugs, illegal gambling and other related offenses.

Although this kind of crimes committed by youths are not considered as major offenses, but at least they must be properly guided by the police authorities through informing them the basic law and the various forms of crimes which are punishable by law., Lawas said.

Lawas also said there was a slight decrease of 26 per cent of the crime volume in Central Visayas from January 1 to July 2014 compared to the same period of 2013.

Lawas urged every police station chief in the whole region to improve their strategies against crimes through the implementation of various plans aimed at crime preventions.

He said as public watchdogs, “we (police authorities) must exert all efforts to maintain a peaceful community within our area of jurisdiction to gain more trust from the public”, Lawas said.