| Dominican National Police Policía Nacional Dominicana |
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| Dominican National Police Emblem | |||||
| Motto | Ley y Orden | ||||
| Law and Order | |||||
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| Formed | March 2, 1936 | ||||
| Employees | 15,000 | ||||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency | ||||
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| National agency | Dominican Republic | ||||
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| Agency executive | José Armando Polanco Gómez, Major General | ||||
| Parent agency | Ministry of Interior and Police | ||||
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| Website | |||||
| http://www.policianacional.gov.do | |||||
The Dominican National Police (Spanish: Policía Nacional Dominicana) is the national police force of the Dominican Republic. It is the largest police force in the Dominican Republic under the control of the Ministry of Interior and Police. Its main function is to protect the Dominican nation, enforce the law by constitutional mandate to maintain and guarantee the necessary conditions for public freedoms and rights and to ensure peaceful cohabitation among the population.
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During the U.S Occupation of Dominican Republic during 1916 to 1924, the United States Military assisted in creating the Dominican Constabulary Guard (DCG) which acted as national police and defense agency and the forrunner for todays Dominican National Police.
The National congress of Dominican Republic enacted law 14 on November 5th of 1930 which allows the leader of Dominican Republic to appoint and dismiss municpal(local)heads of police. For the next six years Dominican Republic has various municipal(local) police officers as well as Constabulary Guard. The national police force itself (as the agency it is today) is not officially formed until March 2nd 1936 with the congressional passing of decree No.1523. With the formation of a new national police force, Colonel Miguel A. Roman was appointed as the head of the Dominican National Police. [2]
The Police operate 3 aircraft.
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | In service[1] | Notes |
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| Bell OH-58 Kiowa | United States | scout helicopter | OH-58A | 1 | |
| Eurocopter Ecureuil | France | light utility helicopter | AS-350B | 1 | |
| Cessna 172 Skyhawk | United States | utility airplane | Ce172 | 1 |
[2] http://www.policianacional.gov.do
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