Thief chica: such and old con, don't fall for it
You made 3 major mistakes (but don't feel bad, "16 trips to the DR" are not nearly enough to know better).. Leaving an unknown chica out of your sight in the condo, involving the police, and paying money.
I don't probably have to explain the one about leaving the unknown chica alone. Just in case someone doesn't get that one, you have to keep either the chica or any and all items of value within your sight AT ALL TIMES.
POLICE. Their only interest is money. It's rare that they don't form an alliance with anybody involved in a ruckus who has no money, to go against the person who has money (that would be you). That is what happened to you. That is why you were detained and treated like a criminal. It is a tactic to get as much money out of you as possible.
PAYING MONEY. Why would you pay money when you did nothing wrong? The screaming chica (they do that to give you a reason to let them go, they use it against Dominicans who have money too, Dominicans like to do everything on the down low and that's not easy when you have a skank screaming in the middle of the night) is trying to get away and do it with money or stolen items. If you make it clear you will never pay and you have friends with you (or if you are alone) and you tell her she is not getting out until she returns what she stole, she will give it up.
Once last tip, keep the skanks in cheap hotels and cabanas where you are known to the owners. If you are a return customer, they will side with you because you are worth more to them than a one shot cut of what a skank steals from you. They will side with the skank when the victim is a random tourist because that is a deal they can make seveal times a night.
Don't mean to be drepressing but this is the real deal.
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October Sosua trip miscellaneous
Photos of the two chicas I met on the sidewalk at 11pm near the Brugal factory, who I helped get into Playa Dorado complex. I have their phone numbers so if anyone is interested I'll gladly share.
Dead snake outside of After One disco. In Classicos and After One, they now sometimes give you change, using plastic laminated miniaturized 50 peso bills. One night I was in Classicos and I ordered a small presidente and a pack of Marlboro lights. I had no pesos so I gave the bartender a ten dollar bill. I received no change. Eventually after I stared at the bartender she gave me one of those plastic laminated miniaturized 50 peso things. I can buy a packet of Marlboro lights in Sosua for 50 pesos, some places charge 80 or 100 pesos. The small presidente in Classicos is 100 pesos. Seems like Classicos may charge 200 pesos for a packet of Marlboro lights.
Italian guys own the Sosua Bay Hotel, the new casino where After One is located and Classicos. One Italian guy was there overseeing the businesses at night, a guy with a moustache, he is cool guy. I have seen another Italian guy there on previous trips, he has a comb over and he was not simpatico.
I saw on at least two chicas, on their fingernails what appeared to be cut up pieces of American money. Not sure if they use real American money or they color copy American bills. I haven't seen that in the States.
Gas is about 6 or 7 seven dollars per gallon, I didn't do the exact calculation.