Héctor Pesquera Explained

Héctor Pesquera
Office1:Secretary of Public Safety of Puerto Rico
Governor1:Ricardo Rosselló
Successor1:Elmer Román
Term Start1:April 10, 2017
Term End1:April 30, 2019
Office2:Superintendent
Puerto Rico Police
Governor2:Luis Fortuño
Alejandro García Padilla
Predecessor2:Emilio Díaz Colón
Term Start2:April 9, 2012
Term End2:November 30, 2013
Office3:Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection
Governor3:Luis Fortuño
Alejandro García Padilla
Predecessor3:Emilio Díaz Colón
Term Start3:April 9, 2012
Term End3:April 10, 2017
Office4:Assistant Director of Safety Affairs
Port of Miami
Term Start4:May 2008
Term End4:April 2012
Office5:Coordinator for Homeland Security
Broward County Sheriff's Office
Term Start5:December 2003
Term End5:May 2008
Office6:Special Agent in Charge
FBI Miami Division
Term Start6:February 1998
Term End6:December 2003
Office7:Special Agent in Charge
FBI Puerto Rico Office
Term Start7:December 1995
Term End7:February 1998
Office8:Special Agent
FBI
Term Start8:1976
Term End8:1995
Birth Name:Héctor M. Pesquera
Birth Place:Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
Birth Date:December 30, 1946
Alma Mater:University of Puerto Rico (BBA)
Occupation:FBI agent
Cabinet:15th Cabinet of Puerto Rico
16th Cabinet of Puerto Rico

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] In 2012, he was named chief of Puerto Rico's police.[7] 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.clubensayos.com/Historia/Biograf%C3%ADa-de-H%C3%A9ctor-Pesquera/476644.ht
  2. Web site: Héctor Pesquera es el nuevo superintendente. Vocero de Puerto Rico. es-pr. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401214355/http://www.vocero.com/hector-pesquera-es-el-nuevo-superintendente/. April 1, 2012. March 29, 2012.
  3. Web site: Puerto Rico Names New Head of Police Department Amid Crime Wave, Scandals. March 29, 2012 . Fox News Latino. unfit. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331053848/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/03/29/puerto-rico-names-new-head-police-department-amid-crime-wave-scandals/. March 31, 2012.
  4. Web site: Ex-FBI chief Pesquera to head Police Department. Caribbean Business. 2012-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226134150/http://www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com/news03.php?nt_id=69767&ct_id=1. 2014-02-26. dead.
  5. Web site: Fortuño nombra a Héctor Pesquera en la Policía. March 29, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509083558/http://www.noticel.com/ahora/fortuo-nombra-a-hctor-pesquera-en-la-polica/608080870. live. May 9, 2018. NotiCel. es-pr.
  6. Web site: Héctor Pesquera es confirmado como Superintendente de la Policía. es-pr. https://web.archive.org/web/20180629155617/http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/hectorpesqueraesconfirmadocomosuperintendentedelapolicia-633902/. Primera Hora. June 29, 2018. live. April 9, 2012.
  7. Web site: Hector Pesquera, Port of Miami Security Director, Named Puerto Rico's Chief of Police. E. Miller. Michael. March 29, 2012. Miami New Times. Voice Media Group. May 8, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180731093740/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/hector-pesquera-port-of-miami-security-director-named-puerto-ricos-chief-of-police-6559873. July 31, 2018.
  8. Web site: 'Don't Give Up On Us': Puerto Ricans Wrestle With High Crime. NPR.org.
  9. Web site: James Tuller: el nuevo superintendente de la Policía. El Nuevo Dia. es-pr. May 9, 2018. November 4, 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509150827/https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/nota/jamestullerelnuevosuperintendentedelapolicia-1636004/. May 9, 2018.