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SANTO DOMINGO.- The military-police’s night patrols and the closing of the colmadones and nightlife establishments at midnight from Monday to Thursday and 2:00 AM on Friday and Saturday have begun to change the nighttime environs of populated barrios and many people’s habits.

"As 12:00 midnight strikes everybody is watching the clock to go inside," said Pablo Reynoso, resident in this city’s Villa Juana sector, accompanied by friends.

He is one of the many people who choose to go home earlier than usual.

Ramona Adams, who also lives in Villa Juana, says, with certain satisfaction, that the barrio is very calm because "thugs" and the "boys" go home "early," around 10:00 PM.  She also stresses that there are less noises.

Some leave because colmadones and bars close their doors.

During the operations, at least 5,000 people in the entire country have been searched, since checkpoints were initiated last Wednesday.

Just on Saturday 3,488 people were questioned; 109 vehicles were impounded for lack of documents and 24 guns without permits were seized.

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Written by: Billy H. Adams, 31 Jul 2006 8:21 PM
From: Santiago, RD
Good!
Now, maybe those who live in the vicinity of the numerous bars and Discos, who must work for a living and who must get up early in their effortsto support their families, can Finally get their much needed rest.
Written by: eric, 31 Jul 2006 8:30 PM
From: united state
Great good news mas patrulla mista, mejores salarios y beneficios para los policias y sus familiares,
Cada policias tiene que saber que su mision es hacer cumplir el order no envolverse en situaciones que ponga en cuestionamiento una alta institucion como lo es la policia nacional y bien representada por el actual jefe de la Policia, Please Nadie esta por encima de la Ley, Ni abogado, ni policias ni lo llamados sectores de poder,
Arriba Leonel y todos los militares. fuera los malos
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