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The Pittsburgh Police Chief is an American law enforcement official who serves as the head of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, appointed by the Mayor of Pittsburgh.The Chief is a civilian administrator, and was historically referred to as the Police Superintendent as well as Chief, both titles having the same authority and meaning.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is part of the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety, along with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire and Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (PEMS). It is headed by Chief Larry Scirotto appointed by Mayor Ed Gainey. The Chief of Police is the top law enforcement agent of the city of Pittsburgh.
The preceding chief, Nathan Harper, had been indicted for corruption. There was an ongoing investigation into the Police Bureau by federal authorities, [7] and there were serious trust challenges between Pittsburgh Police and city's black community as a result of controversial use of force incidents involving unarmed young black men.
Gainey has worked closely with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to hire more officers and reform training, [26] and to standardize two new courses in Police Academy education. [27] Mayor Gainey appointed a new Police Chief, Larry Scirotto, and he was formally sworn in as Police Chief in June 2023, after passing unanimously through the city ...
Pages in category "Chiefs of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Robert McNeilly was a long-serving Pittsburgh Police leader after joining the force in 1977, [2] who served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from April 2, 1996 to January 2, 2006. He led the department through a U.S. Department of Justice consent decree in the mid-1990s.
The prison, located between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, has a population of 1,853, and was at 99% capacity as of Nov. 30, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Regina McDonald is a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who was named acting Pittsburgh Police Chief on February 20, 2013, [2] its first woman chief. In January 2004 she became only the second woman to hold an assistant chief's rank in the bureau, becoming assistant chief of investigations after 4 years of heading the 45 detective strong narcotics and vice squad.