DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The National Police has entered a new era of surveillance and transparency, El informe con Alicia Ortega reported on Monday, 24 November 2025.

The street and body cameras are part of a dramatic technological transformation that puts every officer’s movement on record and turns patrol cars into mobile surveillance units. In a push for greater institutional transparency, the force has deployed over 200 body cameras and sophisticated license plate recognition (LPR) systems. The Police say this has fundamentally changed how patrols, how the patrols interact with citizens, and how agents are monitored.

El Informe with Alicia Ortega toured with a a patrol, spoke with officials, and accompanied a patrol to reveal the inner workings of the technology that not only monitors but also safeguards the police.

Ten police units are now equipped with automated License Plate...