Ismael Betancourt Lebron

Ismael Betancourt Lebrón (July 27, 1930 - June 5, 2014) was a Puerto Rican police officer when he joined the public service in the newly established Commonwealth in 1952. He was district attorney in San Juan and superintendent for the Puerto Rico Police Department between 1989 and 1992, during the governorship of Rafael Hernández Colón.

Ismael Betancourt Lebrón
BornJuly 27, 1930
San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
DiedJune 5, 2014
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Police career
CountryPuerto Rico
DepartmentPuerto Rico Police Department
RankSuperintendent (1989–1993)

Puerto Rico Police Department

During 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

He died on June 5, 2014 while been hospitalized at Pavia Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico due to a heart arrest. He was buried at Cementerio Borinquen Memorial in Caguas, Puerto Rico.[1]

See also

References
  1. https://ocpipr.blogspot.com/2014/06/muere-el-ex-superintendente-de-la.html
Police appointments
Preceded by
Carlos J. Lopez Feliciano		 Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police
1989–1993		 Succeeded by
Pedro Toledo


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