By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief, Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor D. Mendoza II, lauds the arrest of two people engaged in producing fake LTO documents.
Caught in the act were Cherry Ann Imperial, 36; a resident of Novaliches, Quezon City; and Crispolo Hermida, 54; a resident of Montalban, Rizal. They were nabbed in an operation conducted by LTO agents and operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Quezon City Police District Field Unit (CIDG-QCPDFU) at the first floor of the Prima Building, East Avenue Corner Magalang St. Barangay Pinyahan on Friday (Nov. 15), following confirmed intelligence reports about the rampant fabrication and printing of alleged falsified Official Receipts and Certificates of Registration of motor vehicles.
“We have intensified our intelligence monitoring against fixers and those engaged in illegal activities involving LTO documents, as well as those manufacturing fake license plates. And through this, we were able to identify a person engaged in fabrication of OR/CR and his location,” said Assec. Mendoza.
He said the information they obtained revealed that it was Hermida who was running the illegal operation near the LTO Central Office in Quezon City, the confirmation was done by sending a poseur client of the suspects.
During the investigation of the CIDG, it was found out that the suspects were members of the Cris Falsification Group involved in fabrication and selling of falsified private and public documents specifically LTO Driver’s License and Official Receipt (OR) and Certificate of Registration (CR) rampantly operating on the area of Quezon City.
The suspects were taken to the CIDG-QCPDFU office at Camp Karingal and facing various criminal charges. Similarly, follow-up operations against their cohorts are now being conducted.
“We express gratitude to the CIDG and the QCPD for their prompt action and assistance based on our request. Kahit noon pa, talagang magkatuwang ang PNP at ang inyong LTO laban sa mga gumagawa ng iligal na gawain,” said Assec. Mendoza.
“Let this serve as a warning against fixers and other people making easy money using LTO documents, and even those manufacturing and selling fake license plates, that we will not stop until you are all brought to jail,” he added.
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