Fourth escapee from Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo recaptured; two remain at large
The National Police recaptured a fourth inmate who had escaped from Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo. Two of the six escapees remain at large.
Fourth inmate recaptured following mass escape from penal facility in Santo Domingo
The National Police arrested a fourth inmate who had escaped from Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas on Friday 30 October, according to teleamazonas.com. The capture took place at approximately 13:30 in the Puerto Limón parish and brings to four the number of inmates recovered since the escape. Two remain at large.
The detainee was identified as Damián J. Colonel Alex Silva, police commander in Santo Domingo, stated that the location was made possible thanks to a citizen alert and intelligence and investigation work carried out by the institution.
The escape took place in the early morning of Monday 12 October, when six inmates escaped from the maximum security area of the penitentiary. According to police reports, the inmates opened a hole in the wall of a cell that connected to a pipe duct, which allowed them to access the rear of the block.
Preliminary investigations also revealed failures in the prison's video surveillance system: several cameras were damaged or did not exist in certain areas, which hindered the reconstruction of events.
Following the escape, authorities deployed search operations in various sectors of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. The search for the two inmates who have not yet been located continues to be active.
Source: Google News DO — Santo Domingo