Police Chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo says that the National 911 Emergencies System will enter into operation on 16 May 2014. According to Castro, more than 900 new police agents will be assigned to preventive patrols in Greater Santo Domingo in April. He said the city is being divided into quadrants and this has been working well from Avenida Maximo Gomez to Avenida Luperon in the National District. He added that 32 new pickups are being assigned to patrols in Santo Domingo East municipality.