On the Job in the Big Apple

The New York City Police Department had its origin in trying to find a better way

to control the rising crime rate as early as the mid-19th century.

As you begin reading, you will understand how the crime, in the city that never

sleeps was brought on by the massive population growth which caused primarily

by poor Irish immigrants from Ireland beginning in the 1820s.

You will learn how New York City implemented the London, England policing

model of a full-time professional police force in 1845. This was done with the

establishment of the Municipal Police, replacing the inadequate, outdated night

watch system which had been in place since the 17th century with the founding of

the Dutch colonial city of New Amsterdam.

The Municipal Police were impatiently replaced by a Metropolitan Police.

Other local police were consolidated.

As you keep reading, you will be amazed how I took you to the past and back to

the present time. It was not easy collecting stories about this great second-to-none

organization, but it was not impossible.

Norma Iris Pagan Morales was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. When she

was seven years old, her family relocated to New York City. She comes

from a very lovable family. Her parents, Juan Jose Pagan Rodriguez,

and Digna Morales Figueroa, now deceased, always encouraged her

with her projects as a writer and teaching career. Norma had three

siblings, Adelin Milagros Pagan Morales, Juan Jose Pagan Morales,

and Julio Manuel Pagan Morales. Julio Manuel Pagan Morales died

on September 19, 1998. He was also known for his writing/composer skills.

Norma did all her academic studies in New York City, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

She worked in the City of New York Police Department. As an Educator, she worked

in New York City Bd. of Education as an English Teacher, in Puerto Rico Bd. of

Education as an English teacher and in the Puerto Rico Army National Language

Center.

She has teaching certifications for English as a Second Language, Teaching English

as a Foreign Language and Spanish as a second Language.

Norma has published five books: Proud of My Puerto Rican Bequest, Porque Soy

Boricua? Poemas del Alma, Art in Written Form and A Baffl ing Short Stories Collection.