Both the Listin Diario and Hoy newspapers are reporting that the National Police will deploy 27,000 members of its forces around the country over the Holy Week festivities. The agents will patrol residential and commercial areas usually deserted over the long weekend holiday. Police spokesman Colonel Ramon Francisco Rodriguez Sanchez told reporters these sectors would be patrolled day and night to avoid property damages. Commenting on the fact that the police will be working in conjunction with the CNE, the police spokesman said that some of the agents would be patrolling the urban centers, as well as the highways and beaches.