Santo Domingo. - Police agents arrested 12 people from San Juan de la Maguana, La Romana, Santo Domingo West and Constanza, on charges of wire and metal theft, and seized a truck loaded with metal pipes, several rolls of copper wire and two motorcycles.
The arrest is the latest against people suspected of stealing wires, cables and even structure parts of bridges, which some officials call acts of terrorism.
Julius Cesar Rosado, 36, Jose Feliz, 33 and Ricardo Muñoz Ramirez, 28, were arrested in San Juan, with the Kenworth truck loaded with metals, as they were about to cross the border into Haiti to sell the contraband.
The Police said during questioning by investigators the detainees confessed to the robbery, adding that more arrests are arrested and the metals will be returned to the owners in the next few hours.
From: Dominican Republic, I dislike all politicians and their afiliated parties... "I simply say it AS IT IS!!"
These savages must be dealt with accordingly....
Written by: Vivacuba, 11 Jun 2012 2:38 PM
From: Dominican Republic
ID the "officials" that call this terrorism. Identify the morons.
From: Dominican Republic
"Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or, ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants "
These people are just common criminals... ID the "officials" Identify the morons.
Written by: Atabey, 11 Jun 2012 3:48 PM
From: United States, NYC
Dready wasn't caught in the operation? Lucky for him, I guess. LOL
From: United States
@Atabey: He was with Jose Ano doing it!
From: Dominican Republic, calle A.Portes
Why is it that SanJuan seems to have a high percentage of criminal activity ,, I am always reading about the criminals from san Juan ..and it is said thatthe biggest thief in Zona Colonial is a Manuel from San Juan who is wanted on many robbery charges
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
I see, the truck was on his way to Haiti!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Iceland, Haitians out of DR.
Scums, arrest them all!!!!!!!!!
Written by: RonEvane 
, 12 Jun 2012 12:12 AM
From: United States, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Whether it's appropriate or not, I don't mind the "terrorist" label. Maybe this can discourage continued theft of our infrastructure.These people, regardless of their economic situation, should be prosecuted to the full! ....But most importantly, the "fences", those that knowingly buy stolen goods, should be totally dismantled, their stock confiscated and their asses put in prison for a long time.
It's high time justice sends a strong message, that this will not be tolerated!
Written by: Vivacuba, 12 Jun 2012 8:36 AM
From: Dominican Republic
yes, criminals they are. terrorists, no. The terrorists reside in Washington DC and wall street and those "officials" supporting their terrorist efforts. ID the officials that made this statement.
Written by: DR_guy, 12 Jun 2012 9:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic
But they aren't terrorists ? they are Dominicans "entitled" to do as they please. I would call the majority of motorists, public cars and bus drivers terrorists before these common theives, as they are driving around with no regard to human life, in loaded bombs (weapons of mass destruction) .
Even their leader looks as if hecould be a leader of a terror group..
From: United States, I dont even live inside a house , I haunt one!
This is unheard off , there stealing wires of bridges now?? dominicans really have some weird theft behavior , why would you steal bridge metal or wires, how much is that on the black market. They should hang em these thiefts on the bridge.
Written by: simondc3, 13 Jun 2012 1:18 PM
From: United States
Copper = USD$3.35/lb, compared to 2002 = USD$0.80/lb.
Prices today bring out the leeches at all levels. You'll continue to see these leeches weakening the infrastructure we depend on (ie bridges, telephone, street lighting, etc).
Same as we're hitting limits in oil production so we are hitting limits in copper production. Meaning, we won't be easily replacing the infrastructure we lose today because it's unlikely we'll see prices under USD$1 unless there's a general global collapse in demand --which will happen (just keep your eyes on systemic failures of fiat currencies in Europe+US-- but then the DR won't be demanding much of it either when that happens.
These people should be dealt with harshly for they weaken us + burden us with very expensive repairs/replacement IF / WHEN we could afford those.
But same goes for the large mining companies depleting our resources and poisoning our grounds and waters.
Al paredon.
Written by: simondc3, 13 Jun 2012 1:43 PM
From: United States
Similar vandalism / greed-terrorism is happening everywhere.
In downtown Detroit, in areas of Newark NJ manholes, telephone/electric wires are now stolen frequently, more than communities are now able to replace.
In Seattle USD$225k worth of copper wire was stolen from an elevated train track back in May this year. In England similar copper theft's occurred in their rail. In Czech Republic, a USD$1mil bridge was dismantled and stolen for scrap metal, a bridge their rail system depend on.
A 3ft copper sword was stolen from a statue atop Lincoln's Tomb last November.
Now you know why the Sheriff of Nottingham was so hard on the local riffraff, until Robin of the Hood' showed up. HA.
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"Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or, ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants "
These people are just common criminals... ID the "officials" Identify the morons.
Dready wasn't caught in the operation? Lucky for him, I guess. LOL
@Atabey: He was with Jose Ano doing it!
Whether it's appropriate or not, I don't mind the "terrorist" label. Maybe this can discourage continued theft of our infrastructure.These people, regardless of their economic situation, should be prosecuted to the full! ....But most importantly, the "fences", those that knowingly buy stolen goods, should be totally dismantled, their stock confiscated and their asses put in prison for a long time.
It's high time justice sends a strong message, that this will not be tolerated!
Even their leader looks as if hecould be a leader of a terror group..
Prices today bring out the leeches at all levels. You'll continue to see these leeches weakening the infrastructure we depend on (ie bridges, telephone, street lighting, etc).
Same as we're hitting limits in oil production so we are hitting limits in copper production. Meaning, we won't be easily replacing the infrastructure we lose today because it's unlikely we'll see prices under USD$1 unless there's a general global collapse in demand --which will happen (just keep your eyes on systemic failures of fiat currencies in Europe+US-- but then the DR won't be demanding much of it either when that happens.
These people should be dealt with harshly for they weaken us + burden us with very expensive repairs/replacement IF / WHEN we could afford those.
But same goes for the large mining companies depleting our resources and poisoning our grounds and waters.
Al paredon.
In downtown Detroit, in areas of Newark NJ manholes, telephone/electric wires are now stolen frequently, more than communities are now able to replace.
In Seattle USD$225k worth of copper wire was stolen from an elevated train track back in May this year. In England similar copper theft's occurred in their rail. In Czech Republic, a USD$1mil bridge was dismantled and stolen for scrap metal, a bridge their rail system depend on.
A 3ft copper sword was stolen from a statue atop Lincoln's Tomb last November.
Now you know why the Sheriff of Nottingham was so hard on the local riffraff, until Robin of the Hood' showed up. HA.