Military street presence considered timely
Soldiers will be on the streets as long as needed
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Santo Domingo. Residents and traders in the areas where crime and insecurity has become part of everyday life described the military presence on the main intersections in the capital and the province of Santo Domingo as wise and timely.
"This has been needed for a long time, the army is on the streets to protect us from criminals and they are doing their job; crime has gone down in the neighborhoods and shopping areas," said Fiordaliza Santana, a trader on Nicolás de Ovando street who has been mugged three times.
Several people agreed that the military patrols do not work together with the residents of the neighborhoods or other areas.
In Naco, which has been hit by a major wave of robberies and muggings over the last few weeks, local residents believe that the military presence will help eradicate crime, adding that robberies and muggings have practically ceased.
One trader, Ramiro Sánchez says that at first he did not agree with the idea of sending the army out on the streets to help the Police with patrolling, "but if it hadn't been done crime would have beaten us in the race."
According to Sánchez, the army have sent criminals a clear message, "which is that they cannot co-exist with decent working people and with those of us who want to progress."
At present more than 1,500 agents from the three branches of the armed forces are patrolling 24 hours a day in eight-hour shifts.
They are strategically posted on corners labeled as "nerve centers" by the Police, as well as in the main commercial centers in the National District and other provinces across the country.
"This has been needed for a long time, the army is on the streets to protect us from criminals and they are doing their job; crime has gone down in the neighborhoods and shopping areas," said Fiordaliza Santana, a trader on Nicolás de Ovando street who has been mugged three times.
Several people agreed that the military patrols do not work together with the residents of the neighborhoods or other areas.
In Naco, which has been hit by a major wave of robberies and muggings over the last few weeks, local residents believe that the military presence will help eradicate crime, adding that robberies and muggings have practically ceased.
One trader, Ramiro Sánchez says that at first he did not agree with the idea of sending the army out on the streets to help the Police with patrolling, "but if it hadn't been done crime would have beaten us in the race."
According to Sánchez, the army have sent criminals a clear message, "which is that they cannot co-exist with decent working people and with those of us who want to progress."
At present more than 1,500 agents from the three branches of the armed forces are patrolling 24 hours a day in eight-hour shifts.
They are strategically posted on corners labeled as "nerve centers" by the Police, as well as in the main commercial centers in the National District and other provinces across the country.
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