After weeks of unaddressed public complaints about ongoing desecration and theft at one of San Pedro de Macorís’ most exclusive burial grounds, local law enforcement has finally stepped in to clear out trespassing vandals who had been terrorizing the site. The targeted operation, carried out by agents of the Municipal Police, focused on the municipal site colloquially known as “the cemetery of the rich,” a final resting place for the community’s wealthy and prominent residents that had been overrun by destructive trespassers in recent months.
Local reports confirm that the intruders engaged in deeply disrespectful and criminal activity across the grounds, desecrating graves, damaging cemetery structures, and stealing valuable decorative and personal items from burial plots. This wave of criminal activity left family members of the deceased afraid to visit their loved ones’ resting places, creating a persistent climate of fear and insecurity for grieving residents across the community.
For an extended period, local community groups in San Pedro de Macorís repeatedly raised alarm about the escalating vandalism crisis, demanding action from municipal leaders. For reasons that have not been made public, local municipal authorities failed to respond to these calls until the recent police intervention. According to an official statement from law enforcement, the primary goal of this clearing operation is to restore the three core values that any burial ground should uphold: safety, respect, and peaceful tranquility for visitors.
In the wake of the police action, neighbors living near the cemetery and local residents have already voiced widespread approval of the intervention, expressing satisfaction that the long-running problem has finally been addressed. Many note that they hope the action will permanently end the wave of destruction and allow families to once again visit their loved ones in peace.
Homeless are removed “cemetery of the rich.”
