According to Police Chief Bernardo Santana Paez, President Leonel Fernandez has authorized adding 2,000 new officers to the 32,000 already in the force in an effort to fight crime. Diario Libre reports that the institution has been allocated funds in the budget for this purpose. Santana said that 553 officers are being trained in the Citizen’s Security School in San Cristobal and 100 in Santiago