Nicholas Estavillo

Nicholas Estavillo
Born	March 13, 1945 Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Police career
Department	New York City Police Department
Years of service	1968 - 2007
Rank	Former Chief of Patrol

Nicholas Estavillo
Born	Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1964–1967
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	3rd Force, Recon Co, Marines Recon Force.
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

NYPD Chief of Patrol Nicholas Estavillo (Ret.), (born March 13, 1945) is a former member of the New York Police Department who in 2002 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.

Estavillo was born and raised in the sector Hato Rey, a section of San Juan the capital of Puerto Rico. There he received his primary education at El Colegio del Espiritu Santo. In 1954, when he was 9 years old, he moved to New York City with his mother. They lived in the borough of Brooklyn, where he attended St. Peter’s School. Estavillo graduated from Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School and was awarded the Puerto Rican Leadership Scholarship, making it possible for him to attend St. Francis College.

Estavillo enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was a member of the 3rd Force, Recon Co. of the Marines Recon Force. The Marine Recon Force is a valuable asset to the Marine Air-Ground Task Force when the MEF Commander is faced with uncertainty in the battlefield. The unit provides timely intelligence to command and control for battlespace shaping, allowing the MAGTF to act, and react, to changes in the battlefield. After three years of service (1964–1967) which included a tour of duty in Vietnam, Estavillo was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. He continued his education at the New York Institute of Technology where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice.

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