With numbers down, Salem recruiting Latino police officers – Massachusetts
Tagged: Massachusetts, police, Puerto RicanPosted on: March 9th, 2007“Patrolman Joe Sierras beat is the downtown, but he often wanders all over the city. Hes not abandoning his post, just performing his second and unofficial job: police translator.
“That happens a lot,” said Sierra, a 23-year veteran who is of Puerto Rican descent and is fluent in Spanish. “Just the other day, I was called to the station on three different occasions” to serve as an interpreter.”
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