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. On October 18, 1976, Pesquera was sworn in as Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Once he completed inicial training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia he was assigned to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he worked in the organized crime, counterintelligence, and terrorism divisions. He was in charge of the SWAT program in San Juan during the 1979 Pan American Games. In July 1982, Pesquera was transferred to Tampa, Florida, where he worked on terrorism and international counterintelligence matters. In November 1984, Héctor Pesquera was assigned to FBI's headquarters in Washington D.C. to be in charge of the Cuban affairs program and was also assigned other responsibilities with all the countries of Central and South America.[1] 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.[2][3][4][5][6][7] In 2012, he was named chief of Puerto Rico's police.[3] 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.[8] He resigned on November 30, 2013.[9]
Héctor Pesquera | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Public Safety of Puerto Rico | |
| In office April 10, 2017 – April 30, 2019 | |
| Governor | Ricardo Rosselló |
| Succeeded by | Elmer Román |
| Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police | |
| In office April 9, 2012 – November 30, 2013 | |
| Governor | Luis Fortuño Alejandro García Padilla |
| Preceded by | Emilio Díaz Colón |
| Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection | |
| In office April 9, 2012 – April 10, 2017 | |
| Governor | Luis Fortuño Alejandro García Padilla |
| Preceded by | Emilio Díaz Colón |
| Assistant Director of Safety Affairs Port of Miami | |
| In office May 2008 – April 2012 | |
| Coordinator for Homeland Security Broward County Sheriff's Office | |
| In office December 2003 – May 2008 | |
| Special Agent in Charge FBI Miami Division | |
| In office February 1998 – December 2003 | |
| Special Agent in Charge FBI Puerto Rico Office | |
| In office December 1995 – February 1998 | |
| Special Agent FBI | |
| In office 1976–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Héctor M. Pesquera December 30, 1946 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico (BBA) |
| Occupation | FBI agent |
| Cabinet | 15th Cabinet of Puerto Rico 16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico |
References
edit- ^ https://www.clubensayos.com/Historia/Biograf%C3%ADa-de-H%C3%A9ctor-Pesquera/476644.ht [bare URL]
- ^ "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) - ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Ex-FBI chief Pesquera to head Police Department". Caribbean Business. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Fortuño nombra a Héctor Pesquera en la Policía". NotiCel (in Spanish). March 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018.
- ^ "Héctor Pesquera es confirmado como Superintendente de la Policía". Primera Hora (in Spanish). April 9, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2018.
- ^ "'Don't Give Up On Us': Puerto Ricans Wrestle With High Crime". NPR.org.
- ^ "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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