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02-23-2009, 01:00 PM
Kelvin Mateo Vargas and Wilman Cuevas Cespedes, two low-ranking cops making RD$4,000 and RD$5,000 a month, risked their lives to go in pursuit of suspected robbers of the Parmalat milk and juice plant on Thursday evening. They tracked down and arrested Air Force Mayor Jorge Luis Vargas and civilian Roberto Carlos Concepcion Comas (Marcos Comas) in Los Tres Ojos, after the men had apparently just left the scene of the robbery.
President Leonel Fernandez has ordered their promotion to the ranks of sergeant and corporal for their bravery and call to duty.
Their boss, first lieutenant Angel Ventura, commander of the Villa Duarte station, described both men as excellent cops who are very dedicated to their work. They were promoted for their bravery on Friday and given the weekend off.
An editorial column in today's El Caribe states that the two cops should be granted protection because they had "prevented, through their brave and responsible performance, this rare event from going unpunished."
El Caribe speculates: "If as suspected, this raid has allowed not only the tip of the iceberg of a dangerous gang of criminals to emerge with an extensive crime record, these deserving policemen could become the victims of revenge by those who are still on the run from the law or one of their accomplices."
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President Leonel Fernandez has ordered their promotion to the ranks of sergeant and corporal for their bravery and call to duty.
Their boss, first lieutenant Angel Ventura, commander of the Villa Duarte station, described both men as excellent cops who are very dedicated to their work. They were promoted for their bravery on Friday and given the weekend off.
An editorial column in today's El Caribe states that the two cops should be granted protection because they had "prevented, through their brave and responsible performance, this rare event from going unpunished."
El Caribe speculates: "If as suspected, this raid has allowed not only the tip of the iceberg of a dangerous gang of criminals to emerge with an extensive crime record, these deserving policemen could become the victims of revenge by those who are still on the run from the law or one of their accomplices."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#9)