The joint military and police patrols deployed on the streets of the Dominican Republic to fight crime are having the desired effect and will remain there indefinitely, the nation’s police chief said Friday. Thousands of soldiers — who are normally not involved in anti-crime work — and police officers set up checkpoints and enforce new alcohol regulations for a third night Friday in Santo Domingo and 16 other cities across the Caribbean nation, said National Police Chief Gen. Bernardo Santana Paez. Full Story