Criminals disarm police patrol in Santiago, Dominican Republic

Suspects detained after disarming a police and army patrol in Santiago.

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A patrol unit consisting of a National Police officer and a member of the Dominican Republic Army was disarmed in the Cerro Blanco sector near La Noriega in Santiago. ^[1] Several individuals are currently detained for investigation regarding their alleged involvement in the incident. ^[2] The National Police reported that one of the alleged perpetrators has been identified and mechanisms are being activated to locate him. ^[3] The suspects disarmed the patrol members of their standard-issue weapons and stole the official motorcycle they were riding. ^[4] The officers intervened when they observed several men pointing a weapon at a person under a carport in the area. ^[5] The unknown men stripped the patrol members of their standard-issue weapons and their police motorcycle during the confrontation. ^[6] The stolen police motorcycle was recovered later after being abandoned on the main road of La Ceibita along with other accessories. ^[7]

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A patrol unit consisting of a National Police officer and a member of the Dominican Republic Army was disarmed in the Cerro Blanco sector near La Noriega in Santiago. · El Día

Several individuals are currently detained for investigation regarding their alleged involvement in the incident. · El Día

The National Police reported that one of the alleged perpetrators has been identified and mechanisms are being activated to locate him. · El Día

The suspects disarmed the patrol members of their standard-issue weapons and stole the official motorcycle they were riding. · El Día

The officers intervened when they observed several men pointing a weapon at a person under a carport in the area. · Hoy Digital

The unknown men stripped the patrol members of their standard-issue weapons and their police motorcycle during the confrontation. · Hoy Digital

The stolen police motorcycle was recovered later after being abandoned on the main road of La Ceibita along with other accessories. · Hoy Digital

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