NewsWhore
11-02-2009, 03:30 PM
There have been 23 bank holdups in the last 18 months. This represents RD$238 million, of which RD$200 million were removed from ATMs. The most recent raid took place at the Arroyo Hondo II branch of Scotiabank on Avenida Republica de Argentina in Santo Domingo, not far from a police station. The three men, who entered posing as bank customers held up the bank and ran off with RD$500,000. An accomplice was waiting outside in a getaway vehicle. Many of the recent raids have featured similar modus operandi. The robberies usually take place around lunchtime, when there are fewer clients and less vehicular traffic, as reported in Listin Diario.
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