Many of you might have heard of some of these cases already but I thought I'd post somthing about here just in case.
In the past several weeks, there have been many reports in Santo Domingo (don't know about the rest of the country) of motorists disguised as AMET agents or military people stopping people on the streets to steal their cars or belongings. There's also been a few cases of kidnaps ending in rapes. One of these kidnaps happened on Avenida Anacaona, just 4 corners away from my place, leaving a 15 year old girl in very bad shape after being raped by several men. In the news this morning, it was reported that 2 of the men had been caught but other remain at large. And this is only one of the groups.
What is being advised to do if this happens to you is to continue driving until you find a real AMET agent (probably leaning on a post at a busy intersection looking at the traffic jam being created) or police officer. In all cases the robbers have fled as soon as they see a real agent. They often have on clothes similar to the AMET uniform and in all cases have been armed.
People, please be very careful and for those that have children or teenagers, take the necessary precautions to assure their safety...
Cuidense!
In the past several weeks, there have been many reports in Santo Domingo (don't know about the rest of the country) of motorists disguised as AMET agents or military people stopping people on the streets to steal their cars or belongings. There's also been a few cases of kidnaps ending in rapes. One of these kidnaps happened on Avenida Anacaona, just 4 corners away from my place, leaving a 15 year old girl in very bad shape after being raped by several men. In the news this morning, it was reported that 2 of the men had been caught but other remain at large. And this is only one of the groups.
What is being advised to do if this happens to you is to continue driving until you find a real AMET agent (probably leaning on a post at a busy intersection looking at the traffic jam being created) or police officer. In all cases the robbers have fled as soon as they see a real agent. They often have on clothes similar to the AMET uniform and in all cases have been armed.
People, please be very careful and for those that have children or teenagers, take the necessary precautions to assure their safety...
Cuidense!