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PARK CHAINS

The

chain around the monument to Christopher Columbus
in the park of the same name.

SD. Within months the metal thieves who sweep the Historical Center have been made of brass chains that surround the monument to Christopher Columbus statue in the park of the same name.

The chain is heavy, but that did not stop the shredding were gradually, without having to intervene with prevention management authorities. Took literally piece by piece, until the Executive Director of the Historic Centre decided to withdraw as a matter of visual aesthetics, as it was broken by various parties. Now, with funds from the City Council National District will acquire a new bronze chain to replace the stolen.

executive director of the Historic Center, Xiomara Espaillat admitted that the robbery did not happen in one day. Was systematic. Also explained that the thieves were provided with a plaque in the Plaza Spain, recovered recently. It was the plaque informs visitors that the Historical Center of Santo Domingo was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Espaillat said that thefts of metal objects that belong to the colonial city have become frequent.

"you steal filter caps, signs, sewer grates, there comes a time when it becomes every day, "said Espaillat.

In recent days, the metal theft after a cessation of months, has returned to the public arena, because both in the National District and in the municipalities in the province of Santo Domingo and the countryside, stealing manhole covers, park filtering historical pieces, and metal signs in the city have been raped.

In recent days, reported the theft of 17 manhole covers Colonial City, and nine different locations in the New Town and Gascue sectors that were stolen in just one night by youths who were about to sell them as metal melt. At that time, private video cameras placed in the Historic Center helped to arrest the vandals, a research conducted by Politur.

However, for the case of strings, the Tourist Police denied that they were stealing, but it was removed for repair, according to the supervisor of the Metropolitan Area Politur, Rafael Domínguez Sosa. However, Espaillat said that the deterioration is due to have been stolen.



De Omar Santana