Haiti police seek prison breakers
Published:Friday | April 9, 2010 | 2:48 PM
The police in Haiti police and members of the United Nations forces have started a campaign to recapture thousands of escaped prisoners who fled the central jail after January\'s earthquake.
The police have reportedly intensified raids, patrols and targeted arrests in an effort to quell a rising crime rate that has alarmed residents and international aid workers.
Chief Commissioner Michelange Gedeon said his forces are engaged in a war against the gangs.
Police estimate that around 4,000 convicts escaped the main prison in Port au Prince after the quake.
About 200 have since been recaptured.