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Crime in Santo Domingo
brilliant observations.
Kingston, Jamaica, is not a city for the faint of heart. it makes Santo Domingo look like a Sunday School, by comparison. not even the bravest of souls like to contemplate the idea of venturing downtown at night. i have a friend from New Jersey who is on the police force in Newark. he goes to Jamaica twice per year, and hangs out with cops in the toughest precincts in the city, and nobody bothers him. he is like an untouchable. at night he is riding around in cop cars, by day he is roaming around the neighborhoods, eating local food from the area denizens.
if you move to a third world country, and you go to live in a gated community with your Euromerican brethren, you are only safe insofar as you do not leave your secure surroundings. your halting apprehensions alone will give you away as an easy mark.
I for one have always gone native here in the DR. maybe it's because I have always been round dominicans for most of my life. Some expats are more dangerous than the natives.
a Dominican will swindle you out of enough to buy a Samsung Galaxy. a gringo will swindle you out of your skin.
i don't think Pee Wee Herman would last long at 184 and Creston at 4am..just sayin..
lol
You should see my kids Sensei back when they were learning Shotokan.
He is 5'4 and looks more nerdier than Pee Wee. I will leave it at that.
He is one tough dude............................
You are 100% correct. It's not just looks. A scam artist has a sort of sixth sense. They know how to read people's actions, mannerisms, speech patterns, etc. A 2 bit thief is basically an opportunist.
Not an expert like others, but in the Crowne Plaza Malecon, there is a mezzanine level second floor. Up the steps there is the restaurant, a mini art gallery and a business conference room. A GF and her Mom were in the art gallery area taking photos. Mom put her phone down on a side table and poof it was gone in 20 seconds. There was a lot of DR women for a conference in that area. Besides bling it seems Androids and IPhones are highly sought after.
Copied, and pasted from today's DR1 news highlights. this is an extension of an agreement that has been in place for years. Not limited to Santo Domingo, but very effective none the less:
DR and NY Police sign agreement to fight crime
The Dominican Police signed a five-year cooperation and transnational crime fighting agreement with the New York Police on Monday, 27 March 2017 in Santo Domingo. Signing were Mayor General Nelson Peguero Paredes, who is the director of the National Police, and James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner.
The agreement focuses on fighting transnational crime, focusing on drug trafficking, terrorism, arms contraband, human trafficking, maritime fraud, cyber crime, money laundering, business crimes, banking crimes, credit card fraud, and the preparing, distribution and use of fraudulent travel documents.
With this agreement the authorities of both countries will share intelligence to prove or refute the existence of criminal activity, identify those involved in criminal activities, their methods, and reveal evidence of criminal activity that is necessary for the detection and prevention of transnational crimes.
The agreement also includes cooperation in capacity-building, including the exchange of personnel for training.
The general director of the Police, Maj. Gen. Nelson Peguero Paredes said that the agreement is part of efforts to strengthen the efficiency of the Police in the combat and prevention of crime. To follow up on this agreement, a Joint Committee was appointed to be responsible for its implementation.
Following the signing of this agreement at the Police headquarters, James O 'Neill was received by President Danilo Medina in his office at the Presidential Palace.
http://www.policianacional.gob.do/po...ansnacionales/
http://eldia.com.do/policia-rd-y-ny-firman-acuerdo/
DR and NY Police sign agreement to fight crime
The Dominican Police signed a five-year cooperation and transnational crime fighting agreement with the New York Police on Monday, 27 March 2017 in Santo Domingo. Signing were Mayor General Nelson Peguero Paredes, who is the director of the National Police, and James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner.
The agreement focuses on fighting transnational crime, focusing on drug trafficking, terrorism, arms contraband, human trafficking, maritime fraud, cyber crime, money laundering, business crimes, banking crimes, credit card fraud, and the preparing, distribution and use of fraudulent travel documents.
With this agreement the authorities of both countries will share intelligence to prove or refute the existence of criminal activity, identify those involved in criminal activities, their methods, and reveal evidence of criminal activity that is necessary for the detection and prevention of transnational crimes.
The agreement also includes cooperation in capacity-building, including the exchange of personnel for training.
The general director of the Police, Maj. Gen. Nelson Peguero Paredes said that the agreement is part of efforts to strengthen the efficiency of the Police in the combat and prevention of crime. To follow up on this agreement, a Joint Committee was appointed to be responsible for its implementation.
Following the signing of this agreement at the Police headquarters, James O 'Neill was received by President Danilo Medina in his office at the Presidential Palace.
http://www.policianacional.gob.do/po...ansnacionales/
http://eldia.com.do/policia-rd-y-ny-firman-acuerdo/
You would think those dressed up women from the barrio would behave themselves at a fancy place like that
Recently today:
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias...-raso-activo-de-la-policia-nacional-AK6682424
Google translated:
SANTO DOMINGO. Police sources reported that the wounded man, after committing an assault on a building of ARS Constitution, in the sector of Piantini of the National District, is a satin asset of the national police.
His name is Luis Enrique Reyes Javier, and currently is involved in the national police Hospital emergency.
The incident occurred past noon when three men, who were traveling on a motorcycle, chased a lady who apparently took the money to the insurance institution, located in the seminary Street, between avenues on February 27 and Roberto Pastoriza. Men went after her, had to present and took the money.
Seconds later, while fleeing men were intercepted by a police patrol, which was in the area. Police officers injured Javier Reyes, who took the money and was carrying a firearm.
This is the typical assault these days in the better areas of Santo Domingo. Banks and in this case insurance offices are being watched in search of easy victims.
A police officer involved and that isn't so surprising but the fact that it is being acknowledged publicly is something that would not have happened before. There is hope. PN/military are on the streets now and in this case they foiled a robbery. Still not enough and the citizens are angry as the earlier acento article.
Main lesson here for foreigners, be extra cautious and aware when banking in Santo Domingo or carrying decent cash sums even in the so called safer areas.
http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias...-raso-activo-de-la-policia-nacional-AK6682424
Google translated:
SANTO DOMINGO. Police sources reported that the wounded man, after committing an assault on a building of ARS Constitution, in the sector of Piantini of the National District, is a satin asset of the national police.
His name is Luis Enrique Reyes Javier, and currently is involved in the national police Hospital emergency.
The incident occurred past noon when three men, who were traveling on a motorcycle, chased a lady who apparently took the money to the insurance institution, located in the seminary Street, between avenues on February 27 and Roberto Pastoriza. Men went after her, had to present and took the money.
Seconds later, while fleeing men were intercepted by a police patrol, which was in the area. Police officers injured Javier Reyes, who took the money and was carrying a firearm.
This is the typical assault these days in the better areas of Santo Domingo. Banks and in this case insurance offices are being watched in search of easy victims.
A police officer involved and that isn't so surprising but the fact that it is being acknowledged publicly is something that would not have happened before. There is hope. PN/military are on the streets now and in this case they foiled a robbery. Still not enough and the citizens are angry as the earlier acento article.
Main lesson here for foreigners, be extra cautious and aware when banking in Santo Domingo or carrying decent cash sums even in the so called safer areas.
And they were. Nice professional, almost like flight attendants. Would be interesting to know what the industry was.