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• Catbalogan City is in pursuit of a suspect who shot a construction worker in the head over a personal dispute.
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• Catbalogan City is in pursuit of a suspect who shot a construction worker in the head over a personal dispute.
• Police increased patrols in Barangay Mercedes after three minors fired shots during a chase, with no injuries reported, and urged the public to wait for verified information while handling the case with care due to the minors involved.
• Police arrested a high-value drug suspect, ranked No. 8 on the regional target list, in a buy-bust in Zumarraga, Samar, on August 10.
• A 26-year-old construction worker was arrested in Catbalogan City on August 2 for theft, with a P10,000 bail recommended for his temporary release.
• LGU street sweeper alias “Tot,” 44, was arrested July 28 in Calbiga, Samar, with ~2g shabu (P13,600) in a buy-bust; he faces drug charges and is presumed innocent.
• A 30-year-old male Habal-habal driver was arrested in Tagapul-an, Samar on July 29, 2026, in a buy-bust operation, seizing alleged P500 shabu and 2 sachets.
• The 803rd Community Defense Center recognized and promoted officers and enlisted personnel of the 803rd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion during a ceremony in Catbalogan City on July 18.
• Catbalogan police turned an active shooter drill at SMCC into a dialogue with students on bullying, cyberbullying, delinquency, and rights before the simulation.
• A 21-year-old fisherman was arrested in Samar on July 14 after police seized suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Poblacion A.
• A 24-year-old motorcycle-for-hire driver was arrested on July 4 in Hinabangan, Samar, during a buy-bust for allegedly selling illegal drugs.
Police Step Up Patrols After Gunfire in Catbalogan 
Rank 8 Drug Target Nabbed in Zumarraga Buy-Bust 
Construction Worker Arrested on Outstanding Theft Warrant in Samar 
Police Arrest LGU Street Sweeper in Anti-Drug Operation 
A motorcycle-for-hire driver was arrested in a buy-bust operation 
803CDC Promotes, Honors Reserve Personnel in Samar Ceremony 
Catbalogan CPS Takes School Safety Campaign Beyond Emergency Drills 
Fisherman caught with suspected shabu in Tarangnan 
‘Habal-Habal’ Driver Nabbed in Buy-Bust Operation, Firearm Seized in Samar