PNP IMEG ARRESTED MAN PRETENDING TO BE A POLICE OFFICER

As the PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) continues its counter-monitoring operations, it came across a report that a certain Dennis F De Guzman, a resident of Malabon City, is pretending to be a Police Officer and frequently seen wearing different sets of Police Uniform. This information prompted members of Team Manila, IMEG NCR Field Unit to validate the information and arrest him on January 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM Along M. Blas St, Hulong Duhat, Malabon City. The suspect was caught red handed wearing a PNP uniform posing him as a Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) member.

A Glock Airsoft Gun with 3 Magazines, a knife, a PNP Badge and a bulletproof vest were among the items confiscated from the possession of the arrested suspect.

PCOL BONARD D BRITON, the Acting Director of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group, said that this is not the first time that IMEG operatives arrested civilians pretending to be police officers to take advantage of the authority that the uniform carries.

He further said that the PNP IMEG remains resolute in its mission to remove undesirables within the PNP ranks. “This mission, that the Chief PNP, PGEN ROMMEL FRANCISCO D MARBIL entrusted to us, to go after rogue cops is very solemn to us. It is not only protecting the PNP organization from negative public perception but also protect the dignity of the uniform we wear.” he averred.

De Guzman faces charges in violation of Art. 177 or Usurpation of Authority and Art. 179 or Illegal Use of Uniforms and Insignia of the Revised Penal Code. He is currently detained at the IMEG Headquarters Detention Facility at Camp BGen Rafael T Crame Quezon City.###