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Ismael Betancourt Lebrón (July 27, 1930 - June 5, 2014) was a Puerto Rican lawyer when he joined the public service in the newly established Commonwealth in 1956. He was district attorney in San Juan and Bayamón. He was superintendent for the Puerto Rico Police Department between 1989 and 1992, during the governorship of Rafael Hernández Colón.
Ismael Betancourt Lebron | |
|---|---|
| Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| Governor | Rafael Hernández Colón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1930 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico |
| Died | June 6, 2014 (aged 83) Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Puerto Rico Police Department
editDuring his time in the police, among other initiatives, it amended the regulation of police recruitment to include two psychological tests and one polygraph test for applicants. Betancourt Lebrón defended increased academic levels to enter the police and favored the professionalization of the Puerto Rico Police.
Death
editHe died on June 5, 2014 at the age of 83, while been hospitalized at Pavia Hospital in Santurce, Puerto Rico due to a heart arrest. He was buried at Cementerio Borinquen Memorial in Caguas, Puerto Rico.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LA OTRA ALA: Muere el ex superintendente de la Policía, Ismael Betancourt Lebrón". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
External links
edit- http://ocpipr.blogspot.com/2014/06/muere-el-ex-superintendente-de-la.html Archived 2014-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policiatribunales/nota/muereelexsuperintendentedelapoliciaismaelbetancourtlebron-1014216/
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