Zero crime in Dominican resort regions, Tourism Police chief says

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).

DominicanToday.com, 7 August 2009