{"id":259,"date":"2022-09-01T00:20:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T00:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/?p=259"},"modified":"2022-12-30T23:57:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T23:57:38","slug":"politur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/featured\/politur\/","title":{"rendered":"Politur"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"justify\">Dominican Republic Tourist Police<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Politur<\/strong> Dominican Republic Tourist Police is a special police to protect tourists, also referred to as <em>the Tourist Police<\/em>. They are everywhere in the tourist areas, on foot, by car, in 4wheelers , horses and can also be seen with jet skis in the water depending on the areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can easily identify them by the uniforms which is white shirt or polo shirt, navy blue pants and blue hat or cap with the distinctive logo as seen below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-875 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/politur-logo-696x692-1-300x298.png\" alt=\"Politur Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/politur-logo-696x692-1-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/politur-logo-696x692-1-150x149.png 150w, https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/politur-logo-696x692-1.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Politur was formed in 1975 to cope with the demand of a rising tourism market in the Dominican Republic. It was a dependence of the National Police and worked mainly in the airports until it became an independent body years later, with more personnel and specialized departments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tourists who visit the Dominican Republic value and recognize the work of the hardworking officers at this institution, who make your security their priority and always are alert and willing to help in the event of an <span style=\"color: #f74d4d;\"><a style=\"color: #f74d4d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puertoplatadr.com\/gov\/emergency\/emergencies\/\">emergency<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If you ever need help just talk to an agent and they will assist you, not just in emergencies but in everyday life issues such as directions and guidance while you enjoy your vacations in the North, South or Eastern areas of the Dominican Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This North Coast Guide offers you the assistance numbers in case you ever need to call a Politur office and get more information:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Politur Sosua:\u00a0 809-754-3274 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Playa Dorada:\u00a0 809-320-3011<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Cabarete: 809-754-3036<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Politur <a href=\"https:\/\/puertoplatadr.com\/puerto-plata\/\"><span style=\"color: #fa6161;\">Puerto Plata<\/span><\/a> \/ Cofresi: 809-754-3013<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong> Cabrera\/Rio San Juan: 809-754-3091<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>CENTRAL OFFICE IN SANTO DOMINGO:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Gustavo Mejia Ricart #121, Esq Teodoro Chasseriau<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Santo Domingo, Rep\u00fablica Dominicana<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"PagesTitle\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tel. (809 ) 222-2026 \/ 809-222-2123<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">email: <a href=\"mailto:contactos@politur.gob.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contactos@politur.gob.do<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/politurd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/politurd<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politurrd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/politurrd<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Instagram:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/politurrd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/politurrd<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Politur Website ( click the link ): <a href=\"http:\/\/politur.gob.do\/\"><strong>http:\/\/politur.gob.do\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Desde la Direcci\u00f3n Central de Polic\u00eda de Turismo ( POLITUR), agradecemos a representantes, comerciantes y comunitarios de la provincia Puerto Plata. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2owyIoFzsu\">pic.twitter.com\/2owyIoFzsu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Direcci\u00f3n Central de la Polic\u00eda de Tur\u00edsmo (@PoliturRD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliturRD\/status\/1557407284963295234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominican Republic Tourist Police Politur Dominican Republic Tourist Police is a special police to protect tourists, also referred to as the Tourist Police. They are everywhere in the tourist areas, on foot, by car, in 4wheelers , horses and can also be seen with jet skis in the water depending on the areas. 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