Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Monday, September 5, 2016
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 30 years
Badge Number: 7-13021
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 5, 2016
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Waldemar Rivera-Santiago was killed in a motorcycle crash on PR-2, near mile marker 159 in Mayaguez, while en route to the police headquarters.
He was killed instantly when his police motorcycle collided with a truck.
Lieutenant Rivera-Santiago had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 30 years. He is survived by his wife and six children.