The cops probably found those bozos an hour after the incident. And now two cops and their wives have Swiss watches and a down payment on a new jeepeta and four idiots caught an ass whooping or possible a nine millimeter headache and a new life feeding the crabs
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Swiss Tourists Beaten and Robbed in Puerto Plata
Why beat gang members?
Yes, could very well be.
No, very unlikely.
Why would the cops beat or even kill their partners in crime from whom they always get a share of the booty??
Out they go and work!
donP
Yes, could very well be.
No, very unlikely.
Why would the cops beat or even kill their partners in crime from whom they always get a share of the booty??
Out they go and work!
donP
No details revealed
No, you did not miss anything.
All that information was just not given in the article.....
However, the incident surely must have happened; but you are correct, the report lacks substantial information
(as so often).
Will the case be followed up?
I doubt it (see my post above).
donP
No, you did not miss anything.
All that information was just not given in the article.....
However, the incident surely must have happened; but you are correct, the report lacks substantial information
(as so often).
Will the case be followed up?
I doubt it (see my post above).
donP
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when it happens at midday, in a location such as the malecon, the implications are not reassuring.
It makes a difference because that is information about a serious crime. A lot of robbery suspects have a mode of operation and work with the same group of people. Who knows what the police are going to do but at least everyone can be warned and be more cautious. If you frequent the area, own a business there, etc you should be informed of the crime in the area and a description of the suspects if possible.
All the details of the crime are imported and sharing that information can help others from being victims or potential catch the suspects. A forum like this is a great source to get this kind of information. I would of not read or see the article otherwise. Of course it is hard to know if the victims were doing something really dumb or not.
I am not sure about this victims but a lot of people can tell right away if someone is Dominican or Haitian. The age of the suspects would also be really helpful.
Midday on the Malec?n. Four severely beaten and thoroughly robbed (money and jewelry).
That takes time, makes noise, and had to have witnesses.
Beaten with what? Fists?
The bare bones of the facts beg horrendously for some flesh to the story. It's ridiculous even for DR reporting.
Some real bad fish smell to this article.
That takes time, makes noise, and had to have witnesses.
Beaten with what? Fists?
The bare bones of the facts beg horrendously for some flesh to the story. It's ridiculous even for DR reporting.
Some real bad fish smell to this article.
Have you not heard that this is going to be one of the new tours offered to the cruise line passengers - Get mugged in POP - chipy chipy!!!! tom
i am looking at other media but no one else reported this as of yet. i was hoping for more info. usually detras de rumor jumps at it straight away...
hahaha, cameras in the street? What is this New York City?
The freaking bridge tension cables, high voltage power lines are stolen here, with guys getting toasted in the process.
If you look foreign and looking around with that "fresh of the plane" look, you are a target. Now if you're foreign and have that grizzle "been here for a few years" look, you're actually safer.
How come the locals don't rob the brothers or latinos visiting Sosua or POP? Perhaps because we don't have that "nice and friendly" look.
It is what it is. As someone mentioned Politur has to start wearing their crush helmets and provide SERIOUS protection or we're looking at another Jamaica, which sucks.
I have walked and driven all over the West end of Jamaica every time of day and night alone, with fellow tourists, with locals and always with money for decades and no one has ever even looked close to trying to rob me as in a physical assault. The worst they've done is try to overprice whatever it was they were selling or try to negotiate until I got tired and quit and either bought the thing or walked away.
There are many, many little barrios in Santo Domingo which I won't ever be seen walking through and won't usually even enter unless I'm with a local companion who is armed. Even little Boca Chica has nooks and crannies that I won't consider walking through, especially at night. I feel safer walking around alone the South Bronx, East New York, North Philly, Southwest DC, East St. Louis or pretty much anywhere in the Caribbean except Puerto Rico than I do in much of the D.R. and especially Santo Domingo.
To be fair, I would probably take similar precautions in Kingston as I do in Santo Domingo. That being said, a small North Coast beach tourism town should not ever experience the type of broad daylight robbery reported here. You can't blame that on the police. The blame must rest squarely on the shoulders of the people who live there. It's one thing to get a tourist to pay $3.50 for a $0.50 lighter and an entirely different matter to just rough off tourists and rob them outright. The fact that this happened in the middle of the day and no one did anything to stop it speaks volumes about the future of tourism on the D.R. North Coast. The area's merchants should feel victimized by this type crime just as much as those tourists as it is they who will suffer more so financially in the long term.
Oh I dunno, most of these attacks are against expats, not tourists. It is hard not to have been here a few years and not have that 'worn out and grizzly' look about you. My loved ones tell me that these days I look like I want to beat the sh1t out of any Dominican that comes within 100mtrs of me, still doesn't stop them trying to get one over on me.
Stay Away from the Police
1. People do complain and very well know that such crimes will affect tourism:
"Residentes en Puerto Plata mostraron preocupaci?n por la inseguridad. Dicen que esto afecta el turismo.
En varias ocasiones, se han denunciado robos y atracos a extranjeros en varias zonas tur?sticas de Puerto Plata."
2. It is likely that people even know the criminals:
"De acuerdo a las informaciones, los delincuentes residen en los sectores Bello Costero y Padre Granero, de esta ciudad."
However:
Dominicans do not co-operate with the police, and less come forward as a witness.
I do not blame them for that, because you just cannot know how much the police is involved in those crimes or benefits from them.
Dominicans say, that going to the police (for whatever reason) just makes things worse.
donP
1. People do complain and very well know that such crimes will affect tourism:
"Residentes en Puerto Plata mostraron preocupaci?n por la inseguridad. Dicen que esto afecta el turismo.
En varias ocasiones, se han denunciado robos y atracos a extranjeros en varias zonas tur?sticas de Puerto Plata."
2. It is likely that people even know the criminals:
"De acuerdo a las informaciones, los delincuentes residen en los sectores Bello Costero y Padre Granero, de esta ciudad."
However:
Dominicans do not co-operate with the police, and less come forward as a witness.
I do not blame them for that, because you just cannot know how much the police is involved in those crimes or benefits from them.
Dominicans say, that going to the police (for whatever reason) just makes things worse.
donP
[sarcasm]Clearly, a mugging on the malecon in broad daylight is not the issue. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the real problem is all the chicas in Sosua.[/sarcasm]
That shiny new cruise port is going to be sitting empty if there are one or two more incidents like this, chicas or no chicas.
Unless Carnival's planning to offer an "authentic mugging" excursion, someone needs to get their priorities in order!
That shiny new cruise port is going to be sitting empty if there are one or two more incidents like this, chicas or no chicas.
Unless Carnival's planning to offer an "authentic mugging" excursion, someone needs to get their priorities in order!