SANTO DOMINGO.- The crime rate in the in the country’s tourism zones has fallen to zero, affirmed Tourism Police (Politur) director Henry Gomez yesterday.
The official said the reduction took place since January, when the patrols in those zones increased. He said Politur currently has 1,150 agents, but 300 auxiliary police will be added next week.
Gomez spoke during the launch of Politur’s Website www.politur.gob.do, in coordination with the Presidency’s Office for Information and Communication Technology (Optic).
Written by: Juango, 7 Aug 2009 10:26 AM
From: United States, far S. Florida (formerly Santo Domingo)
WTF ! Henry has been smoking too much of his "homegrown" and/or "street confiscated". Give him a pee test ...!
Written by: Gringo_1, 7 Aug 2009 11:15 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
If it is zero, why they adding 300 more agents? I cry bullshit on this one! What about all those guys that steal cameras off the tables on the beach at Cabarete?
Written by: xwill7, 7 Aug 2009 11:21 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
They are not counting the working girls that take the gringo tourist's wallets in Sosua
Written by: juanb, 7 Aug 2009 12:12 PM
From: Dominican Republic
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
THAT IS CRIME IN THE DINING ROOMS OF THE ALL INCLUSIVES just some fist fights over the last piece of chicken at the buffet
From: Dominican Republic
ZERO CRIME? Are they counting the propinas to the crooked cops?
Written by: xwill7, 7 Aug 2009 12:52 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Alot of the Petty crimes do not get reported because the drunk tourist don't realize that they are missing some of their items until they are sober back home
Written by: Sally, 7 Aug 2009 2:52 PM
From: Dominican Republic
This is the most blatently stupid statement this myopic Politur could ever utter. What in the country does he consider "tourist area"! Of course, I guess he must mean that they have not SEEN any crime. Politur seems to be the most worthless agency ever created. The media should be ashamed for even publishing this absurdity.
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
mustang sally whups it on em.....Politur is still standing around waiting to go home at 5 oclock
Written by: xwill7, 7 Aug 2009 3:09 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Imagine being a tourist and have to ask politur for help. lol
From: United States
What a lying POS.
Once again, Dominicans are shameless. How could anyone with a 5th grade education say something that is absolutely NOT true.
Written by: juanb, 7 Aug 2009 4:56 PM
From: Dominican Republic
GMiller:
He's a government official and its part of the job.
Written by: Escott, 7 Aug 2009 4:59 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
How can you tell if a Dominican is telling a fib?
His lips are moving...
Written by: danny00, 7 Aug 2009 4:59 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
hello henry......
5th grade education are you sure of that?..... thats a lot of schooling dont you think..... do you really need at least a 5th grade education to become police chief?
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Isn't the purchase, transportation and consumption of narcotics a crime in DR?
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
This is a total lie ...I have been told by many lawyers in la Romana that there are always many ,many pending cases of mainly petty crime committed in Casa de Campo and in Bayahibe . In many cases I understand the victims do not proceed with any litigation as it is waste of time .
Written by: xwill7, 7 Aug 2009 6:28 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
When I go to any resorts I leave my stuff in my SUV and sleep with my car key hidden
Written by: Badinage, 7 Aug 2009 6:54 PM
From: United States
Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau, could not have said it any better himself--
"I am highly pleaz-ed, to infirm yeau, zat zee crime rates, in zee tourism zunz, haz falleen to zer-eau . . ."
Written by: mrios, 7 Aug 2009 8:03 PM
From: United States
Don't they realize MAKING A FALSE REPORT, IS A CRIME....OOP's ! I forgot this is the DR were talking about, right.
Is this report suppose to raise and bring in more Tourist dollars ?
From: Dominican Republic
Three letters sum it up......huh??????
OK, they have done thier best to clean up the shoeshine boys....but that is about it!
Got new trucks...which I find funny! They have the lights going all the time! Hell if I was a criminal, I would see them coming a mile away...quick guys....finish up...here comes Politur.
Yes indeed...no crime!
Cheers from the sterile streets of Bavaro wher crime has been eliminated....gee...guess I can keep my windows down and the doors unlocked...Politur has eliminated the criminal!
From: United States
What a joke. There is no place on the planet with zero crime and this guy has the intelligence to say something like this? Henry Gomez looks like a complete fool for saying this. The fact that he actually thinks anyone will believe this I find quite funny. I can't fathom how someone would say something like this and expect anyone to believe it not realize they have ruined their credibility by saying something so stupid.
He might as well just have said world hunger has been eradicated and AIDS and cancer have been cured.
What a moron.
Written by: SusiC, 9 Aug 2009 10:21 PM
From: United States
I bought my daughter a day pass to a local all inclusive resort, she swam with friends and her jeans were stolen poolside as she swam. There were plenty of people around.
Zero crime rate? I don't think so......
Written by: mrios, 10 Aug 2009 2:19 PM
From: United States
WOW !
That sounds like the U.S, especially around these hard economic times. Things are expected to get worse like Drug and Alcohol use and abuse, Thief's, Robberies, I.D Thief's, Burglary's and Swindles.
One must really take extra extra care, Poverty and Crime go hand in hand. .
From: Dominican Republic
Guys what they are saying is that its down to 0 in the sence that in the past there were armed homicides and robberies in tourist areas reported and now due to the increase in security and a more efficient job being done there are better results. I think it is good that they add more cops! As a matter of fact they need to add more cops throughout the whole island not just the tourist spots!
Written by: mrios, 20 Aug 2009 3:05 PM
From: United States
Ojedamaggiolo80,
Why hire more Police if..........We can even get ones already hired to do there jobs ! besides they there own Departments only hire Relatives and close Friends [or be well connected] from what I'm told anyway.
Police focus on the Tourist spots due to the fact that "That's where the Da Money is" the DR very dependent on those Tourist Dollars. I've been asked by Officers patrolling the Tourist spots for money many times and say their Monthly pay is very low.....Doe's bribes and pay-offs ring a bell ?
IT'S CALLED SUPPLEMENTAL PAY......
Take care.
From: Dominican Republic
I understand and I also agree with you that cops here do accept money and bribaries, but even in that aspect things are changing. Their salaries are being renewed and hopefully this time around they will be receive decent salaries. My point is that even though they accept bribery the fact that they are around is important and leads to less crime.
Written by: mrios, 20 Aug 2009 5:18 PM
From: United States
Ojedamaggiolo80,
That's good news, just goes to show you I have not been in the DR for over one year.
Let's hope for a sense of Security the DR does NOT turn into a POLICE STATE...Just kidin.
Take care.
From: Dominican Republic
jajajaja, True. You too!
From: United States
To say zero crime is a bit much how about undocumented crimes
From: United States
RE: GMILLER261
"What a lying POS.
Once again, Dominicans are shameless. How could anyone with a 5th grade education say something that is absolutely NOT true." ...?
Domincans???? Look at Glenn Beck!
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What a lying POS.
Once again, Dominicans are shameless. How could anyone with a 5th grade education say something that is absolutely NOT true.
He's a government official and its part of the job.
His lips are moving...
5th grade education are you sure of that?..... thats a lot of schooling dont you think..... do you really need at least a 5th grade education to become police chief?
"I am highly pleaz-ed, to infirm yeau, zat zee crime rates, in zee tourism zunz, haz falleen to zer-eau . . ."
Is this report suppose to raise and bring in more Tourist dollars ?
OK, they have done thier best to clean up the shoeshine boys....but that is about it!
Got new trucks...which I find funny! They have the lights going all the time! Hell if I was a criminal, I would see them coming a mile away...quick guys....finish up...here comes Politur.
Yes indeed...no crime!
Cheers from the sterile streets of Bavaro wher crime has been eliminated....gee...guess I can keep my windows down and the doors unlocked...Politur has eliminated the criminal!
He might as well just have said world hunger has been eradicated and AIDS and cancer have been cured.
What a moron.
Zero crime rate? I don't think so......
That sounds like the U.S, especially around these hard economic times. Things are expected to get worse like Drug and Alcohol use and abuse, Thief's, Robberies, I.D Thief's, Burglary's and Swindles.
One must really take extra extra care, Poverty and Crime go hand in hand. .
Why hire more Police if..........We can even get ones already hired to do there jobs ! besides they there own Departments only hire Relatives and close Friends [or be well connected] from what I'm told anyway.
Police focus on the Tourist spots due to the fact that "That's where the Da Money is" the DR very dependent on those Tourist Dollars. I've been asked by Officers patrolling the Tourist spots for money many times and say their Monthly pay is very low.....Doe's bribes and pay-offs ring a bell ?
IT'S CALLED SUPPLEMENTAL PAY......
Take care.
That's good news, just goes to show you I have not been in the DR for over one year.
Let's hope for a sense of Security the DR does NOT turn into a POLICE STATE...Just kidin.
Take care.
"What a lying POS.
Once again, Dominicans are shameless. How could anyone with a 5th grade education say something that is absolutely NOT true." ...?
Domincans???? Look at Glenn Beck!