Héctor_Pesquera

Héctor Pesquera

Héctor Pesquera

Puerto Rican politician

Héctor Pesquera is a former Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police and the Puerto Rico Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection. Graduated at Colegio San José High School. In 1968 he earned a bachelor's degree in business and financial administration from the University of Puerto Rico. Pesquera served for 27 years in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) until his retirement in 2003. He then served as Coordinator for the United States Department of Homeland Security at the Broward County Sheriff's Office from 2003 to 2008, and as Assistant Director of Safety Affairs of the Port of Miami from 2008 to 2012.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In 2012, he was named chief of Puerto Rico's police.[2] In an interview with NPR in early 2013, Pesquera stated that Puerto Rico needed more help from the United States in its war against criminals, stating the proverbial "out of sight, out of mind" as it related to how people on the mainland seemed to be out of touch with the issues on the Island.[7] He resigned on November 30, 2013.[8]

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    "Héctor Pesquera es el nuevo superintendente". Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    E. Miller, Michael (March 29, 2012). "Hector Pesquera, Port of Miami Security Director, Named Puerto Rico's Chief of Police". Miami New Times. Voice Media Group. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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    "Puerto Rico Names New Head of Police Department Amid Crime Wave, Scandals". Fox News Latino. March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "Ex-FBI chief Pesquera to head Police Department". Caribbean Business. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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    "Fortuño nombra a Héctor Pesquera en la Policía". NotiCel (in Spanish). March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018.
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    "Héctor Pesquera es confirmado como Superintendente de la Policía". Primera Hora (in Spanish). April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018.
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    "'Don't Give Up On Us': Puerto Ricans Wrestle With High Crime". NPR.org.
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    "James Tuller: el nuevo superintendente de la Policía". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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