| Birth Name: | Nicolas Deloso Torre III |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Philippines |
| Alma Mater: | Philippine National Police Academy (BS) |
| Serviceyears: | 1993–present |
| Service Label: | Service |
| Service: | Philippine National Police |
| Department Label: | Divisions |
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| Rank: | Police Brigadier General |
Nicolas Deloso Torre III (born March 11, 1970)[1] is a Filipino police officer who currently serves as the director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.[2] He notably served as Regional Police Office 11 (Davao Region) of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Graduate of Tagapaglunsad class 1993 in the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA),[3] Torre served as provincial director of Samar Provincial Police Office until he was dismissed in 2019 due to reshuffle. He was also declared persona non grata on Calbayog by its provincial board in a vote of six ayes, three nays, and one abstention. The reason of the provincial board is because of his failure of leadership to fight criminality and joining in a partisan political activity during the early election campaign.[4] [5]
He later served as a deputy regional director for operations for National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).
See main article: article and 2023 Welcome Rotonda road rage incident.
After his stint in NCRPO, he was intended to be appointed to his alma mater PNPA as its commandant, but he was later reshuffled and reassigned to QCPD chief on August 12, 2022.[6] His stint was controversial due to hosting a press conference for retired Patrolman (PO1) Wilfredo Gonzales,[7] who is known for gun-toting a cyclist in Welcome Rotonda.[8] [9] He appealed to the public for "compassion" and to "stop crucifying" Gonzales,[10] [11] but he later apologized for giving "VIP treatment" to Gonzales.[12] Torre was also accused by the cyclist's lawyer Raymond Fortun that he texted the lawyer to dismiss the case against Gonzales.[13] He later dismissed the accusations,[14] and he resigned and replaced by Brigadier General Rederico Maranan.[15]
He served as director of PNP Headquarters' Communications and Electronics Service (CES).[16]
See main article: article and Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound standoff.
He was reassigned in Davao Regional Police Office (PRO-11) on June 16, 2024, as acting director. He was notable for leading the arresting Apollo Quiboloy from Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound at Davao City. Due to KOJC members locking and guarding the gate and the police barricading that resulted to a standoff. City mayor Baste Duterte questioned the integrity and legality of the police operations. He also insisted that the police will pursue the search "until Quiboloy is found".[17] After the voluntary surrender of Quiboloy,[18] [19] He told the Senate that authorities were allowed to pursue the search, as a Pasig court issued an alias warrant of arrest against Quiboloy.[20] He later stated the police's willingness to serve arrest without any casualty if Quiboloy surrenders.[21]
After the visit and during the Senate hearing, he was forced to admit that they dug a hole with the presence of engineers, an architect present, and even hired civilians dressed in PNP uniforms. Senator Bato Dela Rosa and the KOJC are planning to file cases against the PNP for such actions.[17]
After Quiboloy's arrest, he was assigned as director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group.