Unknown persons stole 450 meters of electricity cable used to feed energy to the lights along Las Americas Highway. The theft is being investigated by the National Police and the Criminal Investigation Division (Dicrim).
According to engineers, the aluminum cables were stolen early this week, just days after they were installed to light up the Las Americas Highway at the entrance to Boca Chica, shortly before the inauguration of the Boca Chica overpass.
Some investigators told the Diario Libre that it was possible that the cables were stolen in order to facilitate nighttime motorcycle races.
The head of a merchants association in Boca Chica, Enrique Felix, called the action “sabotage to our tourism.” He said it also represents a major inconvenience to the members of the Santo Domingo Yacht Club.
As a result, more than 2 km of the highway is darkened, precisely at the pedestrian crossing in Andres and Boca Chica.
According to the newspaper this is the 10th time that people have stolen electricity cable on the Las Americas Highway over the last seven years.
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Diario Libre
24 August 2017
