In 2002 , Estavillo became the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three - star rank of Chief of Patrol .
Nicholas Estavillo , U.S. Marine Corps - Former Chief of Patrol , NYPD .
In 2002 , Nicholas Estavillo became the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three - star rank of Chief of Patrol .
Nicholas Estavillo , U.S. Marine Corps - Former Chief of Patrol , NYPD .