Puerto_Rico_Police_Superintendent

Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police

Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police

Highest-ranking officer, administrator, and director of the Puerto Rico Police

The Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police (Spanish: Superintendente de la Policía de Puerto Rico) is the highest-ranking officer, administrator, and director of the Puerto Rico Police,[1] and an ex officio member of the Commission on Safety and Public Protection as well.[2][3] The superintendent is appointed by the governor of Puerto Rico with advice and consent from the Senate.[1] Superintendents have also typically being simultaneously appointed as Commissioners of Safety and Public Protection due to the nature of their job and experience.

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The rank of Superintendent has existed since 1952; Before that, from 1899 to 1956, the rank was known as Chief of the Puerto Rico Police.

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References

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    Puerto Rico Police Act of 1996 (PDF) (53) (in Spanish). 1996. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
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    Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1993 (PDF) (in Spanish), retrieved December 29, 2012
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    "Organigrama del Gobierno de Puerto Rico" (PDF) (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget. April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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    "Histroia De La Policia De Puerto Rico". Buenas Tareas. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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    Ramón Bosque; Jose Javier Colon Morera, eds. (2006). Puerto Rico under colonial rule. State University of New York Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-7914-6417-2.
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    "Puerto Rico's police chief resigns as crime soars". Reuters. July 2, 2011.
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    Harold J. Leonard Navarr (July 3, 2011). "José Luis Rivera named interim police superintendent". Puerto Rico Daily Sun.
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    WOLE-DT (April 1, 2014). "Renuncia el superintendente James Tuller". WOLE-DT. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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    Cordero, Gerardo (April 4, 2014). "José Caldero López es el nuevo superintendente de la Policía". Primera Hora. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
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    Santiago, Yaritza (April 6, 2014). "Confiado por su experiencia José Caldero". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
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    Ruiz Kuilan, Gloria (January 8, 2018). "Ricardo Rosselló aceptó la renuncia de la comisionada de la Policía". El Nuevo Día.
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