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| Pittsburgh Police Chief | |
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| File:Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
since March 4, 2025 | |
| Pittsburgh Bureau of Police | |
| Appointer | Mayor of Pittsburgh |
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 sworn law enforcement officer, and was historically referred to as the Police Superintendent as well as Chief, both titles having the same authority and meaning.
Chiefs
[edit | edit source]| No. | Chief | Appointed by | Start | End | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Morrison | 1794 | [1] | ||||
| John B. Gray | 1815 | 1826 (p68) | [2] Page 53 | |||
| 1 | Matthew J. Green | McCarthy | 1868 | 1869 | 1 year | [3] |
| 2 | Robert Hague | Brush | 1869 | 1872 | 3 years | |
| 3 | John Irwin | Blackmore | 1872 | 1875 | 3 years | |
| 4 | James McCandless | McCarthy | 1875 | 1876 | 1 year | |
| 5 | W. M. Hartzell | McCarthy | 1876 | 1877 | 1 year | |
| 6 | Philip Demmel | McCarthy | 1877 | 1878 | 1 year | |
| 7 | Robert Hague | Liddell | 1878 | 1879 | 1 year | |
| 8 | J. P. Heisel | Lyon | 1881 | 1883 | 2 years | |
| 9 | G. L. Braun or L. G. Brown | Fulton | 1884 | 1884 | 1 year | |
| 10 | T. A. Blackmore | Fulton | 1885 | 1886 | 1 year | Was a "viewer" clerk in 1892.[4] |
| 11 | Nathan S. Brokaw | Fulton | 1887 | 1887 | 1 year | |
| 12 | Roger O'Mara | McCallin | 1889 (Feb 23-Mar 10) | 1896 (March 6) | 6 years 362 days | [1] aug. 1892,[5] June 24, 1894 was arrested with Public Safety Dir.[6] makes 2,400/year |
| 13 | A. H. Leslie | Ford | 1896 (August 1) | 1901 (October 1) | 5 years 61 days | [2] Jul 1 1899 [7] Jul 8 1901 or before [8] |
| 14 | Soloman Coulson | Diehl | 1900 | [3][7] was asst. super jul 1899; | ||
| 15 | A. H. Leslie | Ford | 1896 (August 1) | 1901 (October 1) | [4] Jul 1 1899 [7] Jul 8 1901 or before [8] | |
| 16 | Gamble Weir | mayor | 1901? | |||
| 17 | Roger O'Mara | Diehl | 1901 (Jan 14) | 1901 (Sep 10) | 240 days | |
| 18 | John McAleese | mayor | by Feb. 3 1902 [9] | Previously warden of the Allegheny county jail; in 1911 lived in Fay, Lawrence Co.[10] | ||
| 19 | John P. McTighe | Brown | March 5, 1903 was under consideration [11] | [5][12][13] hats, 400 officers | ||
| 20 | Bernard McStay | Hays | early 1904 | 1904 (April 30)[14] | [6] | |
| 21 | Alexander W. "Buck" Wallace | Hays | 1904 (April 30) [14] | June 1906 [15] | [16][17] ran for alderman 1908 [18] big bio,[19] ran a saloon,[15] lived with sister & denied pay cause "out of towner",[20] brother died aug. 1904 | |
| 22 | Thomas A. McQuaide | Guthrie | 1906 | 1914 [21] | [22] joined 1886 chief of detectives 1903, chief 1906-? 3 mayors [23][24] | |
| 23 | Noble Matthews | Armstrong | 1914 | 1918 | [21] | |
| 24 | Robert J. Alderdice | Babcock | 1918 [21] | 1921 [21] | [25][26]
[7] Jan 1919 | |
| 25 | Davis | Babcock | 1919 (September 28) | 1921? | ||
| 26 | Thomas F. Carroll | Babcock | 1921 (June 11?) | 1921 (August 17?) | [27][28] | |
| 27 | John C. Calhoun | Magee | 1922 (April 13) | 1922 (September 5) | [29] | |
| 28 | Edward N. Jones | Magee | 1923 (June 17) | 1923 (November) | [30] | |
| 29 | Edward J. Brophy | Magee | 1923 (November 18) | 1926 (Spring) | [31] | |
| 30 | Peter Paul Walsh | Kline | 1926 (Spring) | 1933 (April 15) | [32][33][34][35][36] | |
| 31 | Franklin T. McQuaide | Herron | 1933 (April 15) | 1934 (January) | ||
| 32 | Ben R. Marshall | McNair | 1934 (January) | 1934 (September) | [37] Joined 1909 [38][39] | |
| 33 | Jacob F. Dorsey* | McNair | 1934 (September) | 1936 (Summer) | ||
| 34 | Franklin T. McQuaide | Scully | 1936 (Summer) | 1939 (March 17) | [40] | |
| 35 | Harvey J. Scott | Scully | 1939 (March 17) | 1952 (August 11) | [41] | |
| 36 | Henry Pieper* | Lawrence | 1952 (August 11) | 1952 (August 13) | [41][42] | |
| 37 | James W. Slusser | Lawrence | 1952 (August 13) | 1970 (January 5) | [42][43][44][45] | |
| 38 | Stephen A. Joyce | Flaherty | 1970 (January 5) | 1971 (February 10) | [46] | |
| 39 | Robert E. Colville | Flaherty | 1971 (February 10) | 1975 (March 1) | [47] | |
| 40 | Robert J. Coll | Flaherty | 1975 (March 1) | 1986 (April 4) | [48] | |
| 41 | William Ward* | Caliguiri | 1986 (April 4) | 1986 (April 21) | [49] | |
| 42 | William "Mugsy" Moore | Caliguiri | 1986 (April 21) | 1987 (May 11) | [50][51] | |
| 43 | Donald Aubrecht* | Caliguiri | 1987 (May 11) | 1987 (May 22) | [51] | |
| 44 | Ralph Pampena | Caliguiri | 1987 (May 22) | 1990 (May 17) | [52] | |
| 45 | Mayer DeRoy | Masloff | 1990 (May 17) | 1992 (June 15) | [53][54] | |
| 46 | Earl Buford | Masloff | 1992 (June 15) | 1995 (December 29) | [54][55] | |
| 47 | William E. Bochter* | Murphy | 1995 (December 29) | 1996 (April 2) | [56] | |
| 48 | Robert McNeilly | Murphy | 1996 (April 2) | 2006 (January 2) | [57][58] | |
| 49 | Dom Costa | O'Connor | 2006 (January 2) | 2006 (September 28) | [59] | |
| 50 | Earl Woodyard, Jr.* | Ravenstahl | 2006 (September 29) | 2006 (October 31) | ||
| 51 | Nathan Harper | Ravenstahl | 2006 (October 31) | 2013 (February 20) | [60] | |
| 52 | Regina McDonald* | Ravenstahl | 2013 (February 20) | 2014 (September 15) | [61] | |
| 53 | Cameron McLay | Peduto | 2014 (September 15) | 2016 (November 8) | [62] | |
| 54 | Scott Schubert | Peduto | 2016 (November 8) | 2022 (July 1) | [63] | |
| 55 | Tom Stangrecki* | Gainey | 2022 (July 2) | 2023 (July 6) | [64] | |
| 56 | Larry Scirotto | Gainey | 2023 (July 7) | 2024 (November 1) | [65] | |
| 57 | Christopher Ragland* | Gainey | 2024 (November 1) | 2025 (March 4) | [65][66] | |
| 58 | Martin Devine | Gainey | 2025 (March 4) | Present | [65][67] |
Longest Tenure
[edit | edit source]- 17 years, 145 days – James W. Slusser (1952–1970)
- 13 years, 5 months – Harvey J. Scott (1939–1952)
- 11 years, 34 days – Robert J. Coll (1975–1986)
- 9 years, 275 days – Robert McNeilly (1996–2006)
- 9 years – Thomas A. McQuaide (1906–1914)
- 7 years – Peter Paul Walsh (1926–1933)
- 7 years – Roger O'Mara (1889–1896)
- 6 years, 112 days – Nathan Harper (2006–2013)
- 5 years, 235 days - Scott Schubert (2016-2022)
- 5 years, 61 days – AH Leslie
- 4 years, 19 days – Robert E. Colville (1971–1975)
- 3 years, 197 days – Earl Buford (1992–1995)
- 3 years, 6 months – Franklin T. McQuaide (1933, 1936–1939)
- 2 years, 360 days – Ralph Pampena (1987–1990)
Public Safety Directors
[edit | edit source]Pittsburgh was required by an 1887 state law to have a Public Safety Director over all emergency responders.[68]
- Lee C. Schmidt- Current
- Wendell Hissrich - January 11, 2016 City Names FBI Unit Chief As New Public Safety Director - January 2022
- Steven Bucar - July 29, 2014 What happens to Huss?- September 2015
- Michael Huss -January 24, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search-July 29, 2014
- Robert Kennedy Jan. 2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search-2005 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- Sal Sirabella 1994-2003Jan. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search 2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- Kathy Kraus 1995-2005? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- Lou DiNardo April 27, 1992 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search-1995 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- Glenn Cannon October 7, 1986-Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search July 1992 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search -
- John J. Norton July 3, 1985 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search-October 7, 1986 Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search
- John H. Bingler April 1970- Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search Princeton Engineering, Pitt Law, US Justice Dept Civil Rights Division 1965-1967, Frogman, born 1939.
- James Cortese June 11, 1969 – 1970? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search chief of the Bureau of Building Inspection in mid-1960s born 1932.
- David W. Craig March 16, 1967-January 1967? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search former City Solicitor
- James Dillon -March 16, 1967 Toledo Blade - Google News Archive Search Former FBI Agent and attorney.
- Louis Rosenberg 1957?-1961? was city council, after a federal judge Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search Born 1898 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- David Olbum January 1, 1955- The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search was city council, after a common pleas judge Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search board member of County Sanitary Authority 1946-1955, and County Elections supervisor (succeeding John Heinz) 1928 Pitt Law Grad previously born 1907 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search
- George E.A. Fairley 1943 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search 1936-Jan. 1 1955 born 1877 Colonel World War I vet, superintendent for CMU from 1920-1936 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search Colonel
- Thomas A. Dunn - January 1935 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search - Aug 7 1936 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search Chamber of Commerce President 1920-1931, candidate for Mayor 1929. Served on Prison Board. The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search Died Aug 10 1936 fired on July 15, 1936.
- Marshall Bell September 1934?Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search-January 1935 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search
- Ralph E. Smith Jan 22, 1934 Born Ellicottville New York 1868 moved to Pittsburgh 1902 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search March 1934 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search Office at 215 City-County, Police Chiefs office 205 City-County.
- James M. Clark July 1926 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search April 1933 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search
- Prichard 1920 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search
- Charles S. Hubbard October 1914 The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search October 1915 The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search 1918 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- John H. Dalley May 25, 1913 ECONOMY IN MOTOR FIRE APPARATUS; Pittsburgh's Safety Director Estimates 50 Per Cent. Profit on Complete Installation. October 1913 The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search
- John M. Morin 1912 Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search -January 28, 1913
- Edward G. Lang 1908 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive SearchPittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search
- Harry Moore late March 1903 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search April 1904 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search
- Frank Ridgeway 1906-07
- A.H. Leslie November 26, 1901 [69] The Pittsburgh Gazette - Google News Archive Search-1902 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search
- J.O. Brown 1887-1889 [70] July 17, 1899 The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search & 1892 (with all salaries): Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, April 8, 1892, Image 6
Police Commissioners
[edit | edit source]- William J. Kane 1920[71]
See also
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