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 * ... that in 1950, the authorities in Puerto Rico placed a US$10,000 bounty on the head of outlaw Antonio Correa Cotto , either dead or alive, which was a first in the crime annals of the island?..
 * ... that José A. Cabranes, Circuit Judge - is the first Puerto Rican to serve as a federal judge in the continental United States and that he was mentioned as possible Associate Justice?
 * ... that Nicholas Estavillo, NYPD Chief of Patrol (Ret.) - is the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol?
 * ... that Dora Irizarry - was the first female Hispanic state judge in New York?
 * ... that Irma Lozada - was the first female police officer to die in action in New York?
 * ... that Roberto Rivera-Soto - is the first Puerto Rican and Latino New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice?
 * ... that Joe Sánchez - is a former New York City police officer is the author of "Ture Blue" and "Latin Blues", books which give an insight as to the corruption within the NYPD Department?