A heavily armed three-man gang has attacked and robbed a branch of the Popular Savings and Loan Association in Santo Domingo’s Cristo Rey barrio. The thieves killed the guard on duty and made off with half a million pesos.<\/p>\n
In San Francisco de Macoris, just a few hours after the President’s visit, thieves made off with RD$400,000 and several firearms after a raid on an exchange house.<\/p>\n
In the Villa Juana area of Santo Domingo, four hoodlums shot and killed 19 year old Brauli Bautista Solano (Rolito), allegedly over a personal dispute. The four were identified only as “Brilli”, “El Bocon”, Luis Alfredo Amparo Aguero (Chonchon) and Paul. The young man was walking down Francisco Villaespesa street when the four approached him and shot him before running away.<\/p>\n
In the San Francisco robbery, which took place at 12:40 in the afternoon, the three men entered the savings and loan office on Nicolas de Ovando near the corner of Ortega y Gasset brandishing firearms and yelling “This is a hold-up! (expletive)!” According to Listin Diario, most employees hit the floor, and the office manager came out of his office asking what the fuss was about. With a weapon to his face, the manager handed over the cash and the robbers left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A heavily armed three-man gang has attacked and robbed a branch of the Popular Savings and Loan Association in Santo Domingo’s Cristo Rey barrio. The thieves killed the guard on duty and made off with half a million pesos. In San Francisco de Macoris, just a few hours after the President’s visit, thieves made off … <\/p>\n