Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety

Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety
Department overview
Formed	April 10, 2017; 7 years ago
Preceding department	Commission on Safety and Public Protection;
Jurisdiction	Puerto Rico
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Department executive	Hector Pesquera, Secretary of Public Safety;
Key document	20. 2017.;

The Puerto RIco Department of Public Safety —Spanish: Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Puerto Rico (DSP)— is the umbrella organization that agglomerates the law enforcement and safety agencies of the government of Puerto Rico. The department oversees:^[1]

the Puerto Rico Police,
the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps,
the Puerto Rico Forensic Sciences Institute,
the Puerto Rico Medical Emergencies Corps,
the Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management,
the Puerto Rico Special Investigations Bureau, and
the 9-1-1 service on the island.

References

^ Rivera Sánchez, Maricarmen (September 4, 2017). "Advirtieron el choque de poder en la Policía". El Vocero (in Spanish).

[1] Rivera Sánchez, Maricarmen (September 4, 2017). "Advirtieron el choque de poder en la Policía". El Vocero (in Spanish).

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