Category: Dominican Republic

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2729 – 2021-12-15 – Dominican Republic – Luperon – Burglary

 

CSSN First Hand Report
CSSN First Hand Report

DATE: 2021-12-15 01:00
LOCATION: Dominican Republic – Luperon
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: multiple items – ships battery, TV/game consol +++
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: The burglary of an unoccupied yacht on a mooring the anchorage was discovered by the absent owner’s friends. Details are not complete, but a police report was made on the owners behalf.

CSSN NOTE: Firsthand reports are the gold standard at CSSN, if you know the victim, encourage and support a firsthand report, facts matter!

UPDATE: March 1, 2022 Owner confirms prior details, hand updated to firsthand

ID: 2729

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2684 – 2021-09-17 – Dominican Republic – Luperon – Theft

 

CSSN Report
CSSN First Hand Report

DATE: 2021-09-17 03:00
LOCATION: Dominican Republic – Luperon
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: 15 HP Yamaha outboard
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: Overnight, thieves boarded an unoccupied yacht on a mooring near the marina dock. They used a hacksaw/blade to cleanly cut the padlock that locked the transom clamps to each other while the 15HP Yamaha was mounted on the stern pulpit. The lock remains were left in the cockpit, where a similar lock secured the cabin companionway. The fuel tank remained in the cockpit, and was not taken. A report was made to the police, port captain, marina and announced on the VHF net.
ID: 2684

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2501 – 2020-06-01 – Dominican Republic – Luperon – Theft

 

CSSN Report
CSSN First Hand Report

DATE: 2020-06-01 11:30
LOCATION: Dominican Republic – Luperon
EVENT: Theft
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Cash, jewelry and a  credit card
SECURED: Not Locked
DETAILS: During daylight hours between 10:15 and 11:30 AM an unlocked cruising catamaran on a private 2 yacht floating dock along the mangroves south of the Puerto Blanco marina was boarded and ransacked. The thief used a knife found on the yacht to defeat the locked safe and stole cash, jewelry and a credit card. Wet footprints were found throughout the yacht. A report was made to the police, port captain and coast guard as well as the tourism representative. The police visited the yacht and collected some forensics a few days later and currently have some suspects in custody.

CSSN NOTE: This is the 7th boarding/incident in this bay in the last 6 months. We will update this report as additional information about successful prosecution is provided by the victims.
ID: 2501

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2468 – 2020-03-16 – Dominican Republic – Luperon – Burglary

 

CSSN Report
CSSN First Hand Report

DATE: 2020-03-16 20:00
LOCATION: Dominican Republic – Luperon
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: None
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: A thief broke the companionway hasp to gain entry to a locked yacht in the bay between 7-9PM. An alarm was triggered and this apparently startled the thief and scared them away. Nothing was taken. A report was made to the (tourist) police.
ID: 2468

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2466 – 2020-03-16 – Dominican Republic – Luperon – Burglary

 

CSSN Report
CSSN First Hand Report

DATE: 2020-03-16 22:00
LOCATION: Dominican Republic – Luperon
EVENT: Burglary
HAND: 1
STOLEN ITEMS: Cash and jewelry
SECURED: Locked
DETAILS: A yacht on a mooring in the bay was burglarized between 6-10PM while the crew was ashore. The thief broke into the boat via the companionway door. Cash and jewellery were stolen. Reports were made to all authorities – The Navy/commandante, the police and the tourist police. No forensics were conducted.

CSSN NOTE: This is the 6th report of boarding/break-in from Luperon bay in 2020. Cruisers and the Navy have begun nighttime patrols.
ID: 2466

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