Just another reminder of where you are.
Yesterday I went to the bank to do some business. Had to wait in the line outside to enter for servicio al cliente. Man told me he was there to cancel his credit card because he was robbed by two punks on motor with machete the day before. Stole his cedula, credit card, and cell phone.
This morning my wife exited the house to deliver some homework of my daughter to the colegio and speak with the teacher. It is walking distance. In front of the house, two punks on motor went by, turned around, and robbed her at gun point. Took her cartera with celular, cedula, and one other card. I was sleeping inside.
We have the event on video from security camera. And good photo of the two punks. One with mask and hat, other without.
We use Find my Iphone on computer. Find where phone is. My wife goes to police. (Leave this gringo out of it for now.). They do a report.
Later I have to show them the house where the cell phone is because they don't read maps (from Find my Iphone). Beautiful Google Maps satellite view. Five houses from one corner. Pink house in satellite photo next door. They tell me they can't be sure that is the house. Many neighbors looking on. All you have to do is show them the photo and video and ask them where the punks are. But no. Not to be. They tell us go to police station again where there is a better computer that can more surely identify the exact house. We go. No such computer.
At this point they tell us they are working the case. En dos lados. Ok. Vamos a ver. We just want the stuff back.
WIfe has rejected the idea for now of more heat. She is probably right.
Footnote: The neighbor says the same two punks robbed another girl at the corner this morning too. All this at about 9 in the morning. This is not a bad neighborhood. Just average December sh*t in DR. Of course it could happen anywhere
Yesterday I went to the bank to do some business. Had to wait in the line outside to enter for servicio al cliente. Man told me he was there to cancel his credit card because he was robbed by two punks on motor with machete the day before. Stole his cedula, credit card, and cell phone.
This morning my wife exited the house to deliver some homework of my daughter to the colegio and speak with the teacher. It is walking distance. In front of the house, two punks on motor went by, turned around, and robbed her at gun point. Took her cartera with celular, cedula, and one other card. I was sleeping inside.
We have the event on video from security camera. And good photo of the two punks. One with mask and hat, other without.
We use Find my Iphone on computer. Find where phone is. My wife goes to police. (Leave this gringo out of it for now.). They do a report.
Later I have to show them the house where the cell phone is because they don't read maps (from Find my Iphone). Beautiful Google Maps satellite view. Five houses from one corner. Pink house in satellite photo next door. They tell me they can't be sure that is the house. Many neighbors looking on. All you have to do is show them the photo and video and ask them where the punks are. But no. Not to be. They tell us go to police station again where there is a better computer that can more surely identify the exact house. We go. No such computer.
At this point they tell us they are working the case. En dos lados. Ok. Vamos a ver. We just want the stuff back.
WIfe has rejected the idea for now of more heat. She is probably right.
Footnote: The neighbor says the same two punks robbed another girl at the corner this morning too. All this at about 9 in the morning. This is not a bad neighborhood. Just average December sh*t in DR. Of course it could happen anywhere
