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Tag: Puerto Rico PD
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Former Puerto Rico Officer Gets 30 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking and Murder
“William Vazquez-Baez abused his position as a police officer to help a vicious drug organization distribute massive of cocaine and massacre citizens he had sworn to protect. Today Vazquez-Baez was rightly sentenced to 30 years in prison for his horrific crimes,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said.
February 4, 2022
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Puerto Rico Officer Killed at Traffic Stop
The man suddenly turned around and opened fire on Sergeant GarcĂa-Torres, striking him in the head. Sergeant GarcĂa-Torres was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
June 18, 2021
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Former Puerto Rico Officer Charged with Stealing Firearms from Agency
A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an eight-count indictment charging former Puerto Rico Police Bureau Officer William CintrĂłn Rivera with the theft of 54 guns from his agency.
January 21, 2021
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3 Puerto Rico Officers Shot and Killed by Car Thieves
The three officers, state policeman Luis Marrero Diaz, and San Juan municipal police, Luis Salaman Conde and Eliezer Hernandez Cartagena, were shot Monday afternoon as they chased a group of men in a stolen car near San Juan.
January 12, 2021
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Puerto Rico Police Using Sick-Outs in Campaign to Get Millions in Overtime Pay
The increase in absences recently prompted Puerto Rico Police Chief Michelle Hernandez to recommend that U.S. National Guard soldiers help fill the temporary vacancies.
December 28, 2017
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2 Puerto Rico Officers Killed in Hurricane Maria Response
Agent HĂ©ctor MatĂas-Torres and Agent Lorenzo-González of the Puerto Rico Police drowned when their vehicles were caught in floodwaters during Hurricane Maria.
September 24, 2017
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Puerto Rico Police Agent Shot, Killed in Off-Duty Robbery Response
The Puerto Rico Police Department reports that Agent Roberto Medina-Mariani was shot and killed Monday in an off-duty incident.
September 13, 2017
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Puerto Rico Agent Dies from Gunshot Wound Suffered at End of Vehicle Pursuit
Puerto Rico Police Agent BenjamĂn De los Santos-Barbosa died Wednesday from a gunshot wound he suffered following a vehicle pursuit in Ponce, Puerto Rico, last weekend.
April 21, 2017
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Puerto Rico Sergeant Slain, 2 Officers Wounded in Shootout With Drug Traffickers
Sgt. Luis Meléndez-Maldonado was shot and killed as he and other agents were conducting a narcotics trafficking investigation in Humacao, Puerto Rico.
October 17, 2016
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Puerto Rico Officer Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Agent Victor Rosada-Rosa was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by another vehicle on PR-52 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, following a pursuit and traffic stop of a vehicle at approximately 7:30 pm.
October 6, 2016
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Puerto Rico Officer Killed in Vehicle Crash
Agent Edwin PabĂłn-Robles was killed in a vehicle crash as he and his partner responded to an emergency call in Carolina, Puerto Rico, at approximately 1:30 am.
September 25, 2016
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Puerto Rico Lieutenant Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Lieutenant Waldemar Rivera-Santiago of the Puerto Rico Police Department was killed instantly Monday when his motorcycle collided with a truck on PR-2, near mile marker 159 in Mayaguez, while en route to the police headquarters.
September 7, 2016
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