Luis Fortuño

Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Calls in National Guard to Counter Crime

By Mariela Rosario | 02/04/2010 - 11:16 | 5 Comments

The governor of Puerto Rico announced this week that he was activating the National Guard in the small island commonwealth. The measure was intended to be a temporary move to help curb rising crime rates while new police forces are recruited and trained.

"Nobody, especially me, can be happy with the number of killings last year. We have to do much more to stop this...