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Haiti police chief ousted by new leadership amid calls for his arrest for not protecting officers

Frantz Elbé had been facing criticism for months. He will be replaced by a former police chief

Latin Times · Jun 18, 2024

Haiti Ousts Police Chief Amid Rising Gang Violence

Frantz Elbé removed as Haiti's National Police director; Normil Rameau appointed to tackle rising gang violence and restore security.

Top News · Jun 15, 2024

Haitian leaders oust police chief and appoint a new one as gang violence claims officers’ lives

The beleaguered director of Haiti’s National Police has been ousted following months of criticism that he wasn’t doing enough to protect officers under assault by gangs

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024

Haiti police try to break blockade of crucial fuel terminal

Haiti’s National Police has been fighting to remove a powerful gang that surrounded a key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince for almost two months — though it's not immediately clear if the blockade has been fully lifted

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

Haiti police seize control of key fuel terminal; US issues sanctions against politicians

They broke down walls, plowed through barricades and manned the fences to prevent an unsuspecting backdoor attack.

Miami Herald · Nov 4, 2022

Haiti police are still struggling. But here’s how they recently made strides against gangs

For months, the heavily armed gang members in Savien, a rural community in Haiti’s rice-growing Artibonite Valley, had been ratcheting up their terror campaign. When they weren’t brandishing their weapons openly in the streets, they were kidnapping people for ransom or stoking fear with viral videos showing the slaughter of…

Miami Herald · Sep 9, 2022

Gangs strangle Haiti's capital as deaths, kidnappings soar

Gangs are fighting each other and seizing territory in Haiti's capital with a new intensity and brutality

The Independent UK · May 22, 2022