The National Police Department presented proof that 102 Dominicans with criminal records that have been deported since 1996 from the US have been involved in 89 cases of violent crimes in recent months. The Police maintains that the deported Dominicans are responsible for the present previously unheard of crimes in the DR that have been making headlines because of their unusual violent nature. The Police Department made the statement in response to declarations from Linda Watt, Charge d’Affairs of the US Embassy in the DR, that there was no proof that the US policy of deporting Dominicans with criminal records had an effect on the present crime wave. The DR government has protested the policy of sending back Dominican criminals with sophisticated criminal skills that the Police says have been involved in murder cases, cases of violent assault, and falsification of documents. Last year, the US deported 2,160 Dominicans with criminal records. Watt said the deportations will continue, but that the US government is open to discuss the matter with Dominican authorities. Despite not having served their judicial sentences in the US, Dominicans deported from the US are free to go about their affairs in the DR because when they arrive they do not have any cases pending with Dominican justice. The local Police force does not have the skills or the men to supervise these people as they begin new lives in the DR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The National Police Department presented proof that 102 Dominicans with criminal records that have been deported since 1996 from the US have been involved in 89 cases of violent crimes in recent months. The Police maintains that the deported Dominicans are responsible for the present previously unheard of crimes in the DR that have been … <\/p>\n