Not only proven but all arrested and two "killed" during "intercambio de disparos"...
The Police followed the trail for the military clothes to a source in the country, which got them from a ZF inside supplier. The video was used by Police to identify and locate the suspects. They hit 5 locations that same night using the same drive-by robbery tactics under the cover of Police uniforms. They also employed a handheld scanner to keep track of Police being alerted to their actions within the area.
The leader was a demoted and fired ex-police corporal, two Haitians and four Dominicans with extensive criminal sheets. The corporal knew from his ex-command position how to keep tabs on real Police within the area; he was the one holding the scanner in the video with the actual Police uniform.
The guy in black and another outside acting as a look-out of two waiting by the sidewalk were the ones shot and killed when the arrests took place.
Sadly two had been arrested before by Air Force Intelligence while playing the Police part and robbing citizens, they got sent to a prosecutor that only gave them a small sting in jail. They only had 4 months out in the streets and got back to their old jobs...
These are the 5% of repeat offenders that the justice system in the DR needs to change for, like adopting three strikes and yer out policies. The vast majority of incarcerated inmates under the new jail program doesn?t repeat and move on with their productive lives as citizens.
The National Police reported the shooting death last night of four men,
including one accused of being the leader of a gang of killers who committed assaults in public places dressed in military fatigues and the death of a Dutchman, whose house the band tried to steal from in Altagracia Cotu?. During the "intercambio de disparos" was also wounded a police colonel who headed the operation.
Of the three dead suspects they have only identified "Miguel Angel Mart?nez" (Vitifey), designated as the ringleader of a gang of thugs and thieves who perpetrate their criminal activities with military and police uniforms, carrying large caliber weapons and vests armor, including one with the nickname Cutuco.
The dead civilian is Dutch citizen Walter De Laats, 63, who lived on the La Aviacion street, house without number of that sector; where the now deceased criminals arrived pretending they wanted to buy household goods on offer, although their ultimate goal was to steal and kidnap the expat.
In the operation were captured three pistols, a revolver and a shotgun, with which the victims today attacked the Police patrol, getting hurt Colonel Ubiera Guillermo B?ez.
Police said that Vitifey was wanted by the institution, accused of leading the gunmen who raided Mr. Pablo Alberto Hernandez in the garage Montalvo, Villa Juana sector, and Mr Kendrich Beltre N??ez, Nelson Antonio de Le?n Dur?n, Micheli Dur?n Le?n, In?s Dolville Patricia, Sandy Miguel Hern?ndez Medrano, Don Guelo in the cafeteria, in the same sector, thus depriving these people of cash and several mobile phones, as stated in the complaint proceedings
He also led the robbery at the grocery store "Nunez", located on the corner of Second Street I, number 44, Ralma urbanization, industry, Villa Faro, Santo Domingo.
Confrontation
Police noted that two other members of this band were killed during an ealier operation with a gun battle with police, recorded on the street corner Respaldo Teniente Amado with Frank D?az, after storming the colmado "N??ez." (read my original post above to match this data)
In this confrontation was injured the police major, Juan Jos? Garc?a Baret, belonging to the Headquarters, C-2 supervisor, who commanded the acting patrol.
He said that on that operation were confiscated two guns carried by the band members, a Walter 9 mm with illegible serial number and the Taurus 38 caliber revolver number LK704592.
The band lead by Vitifey was based in Los Pinos, Guachupita, in the capital. Police said in the coming hours they will provide greater details of the case.
One of the last acts of this band is related to the assault at the cafeteria, the National District, and displayed on a video circulating on the internet, with the image of the time when gang members enter the scene, dressed in the usual manner in which the police go. There, they initiate the assault, even slapping one of the men.
The dismantling of the band occurred last night, causing great commotion in the area by the number of deaths and the violent way in which they occurred.
Last night, according to the correspondent Andres Vasquez, people were shoked by the incident and complained that they are not even allowed access to the hospital where the dead were taken. The facts are investigated on a weighted basis, according to the official report.
Miguel ?ngel Mart?nez (Vitifey). Justice imparted!
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