Pittsburgh Police Chief
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The Pittsburgh Police Chief is 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.
Chiefs
No. | Chief | Appointed by | Start | End | Notes |
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1 | Matthew J. Green | mayor | 1868 | 1869 | |
2 | Robert Hague | Brush | 1869 | 1872 | |
3 | John Irwin | Blackmore | 1872 | 1875 | |
4 | James McCandless | McCarthy | 1875 | 1876 | |
5 | W. M. Hartzell | McCarthy | 1876 | 1877 | |
6 | Philip Demmel | McCarthy | 1877 | 1878 | |
7 | Robert Hague | Liddell | 1878 | 1879 | |
8 | J. P. Hersel | Lyon | 1881 | 1883 | |
9 | G. L. Braun or L. G. Brown | Fulton | 1884 | 1884 | |
10 | T. A. Blackmore | Fulton | 1885 | 1886 | [1] was a "viewer" clerk in 1892 |
11 | Nathan S. Brokaw | Fulton | 1887 | 1887 | [2] died 1893 |
12 | Roger O'Mara | McCallin | 1889 (Feb23-Mar10) | 1896 (March 6) | [3] aug. 1892, [4] June 24, 1894 was arrested with Public Safety Dir.[5] makes 2,400/year |
13 | A. H. Leslie | Ford | 1896 (August 1) | 1901 (October 1) | [6] Jul 1 1899 [7] Jul 8 1901 or before [8] |
14 | Soloman Coulson | Diehl | 1900 | [9][10] was asst. super jul 1899; | |
15 | A. H. Leslie | Ford | 1896 (August 1) | 1901 (October 1) | [11] Jul 1 1899 [12] Jul 8 1901 or before [13] |
16 | Gamble Weir | mayor | 1901? | ||
17 | Roger O'Mara | Diehl | 1901 (Jan 14) | 1901 (Sep 10) | |
18 | McAleese | mayor | by Feb. 3 1902 [14] | [15][16] moms obit, became jail warden then moved to Lawrence Co.[17] lived in Fay, Lawrence Co. | |
19 | John P. McTighe | Brown | march 5 1903 was under consideration [18] | [19][20][21] hats, 400 officers | |
20 | Bernard McStay | Hays | early 1904 | 1904 (April 30)[22] | [23] |
21 | Alexander W. "Buck" Wallace | Hays | 1904 (April 30) [24] | June 1906 was out [25] | [26][27] ran for alderman 1908 [28] big bio, [29] ran a saloon!, [30] lived with sister & denied pay cause "out of towner", [31] brother died aug. 1904 |
22 | Thomas A. McQuaide | Guthrie | 1906 | 1914 [32] | [33] joined 1886 chief of detectives 1903, chief 1906-? 3 mayors [34][35] 1911 |
23 | Noble Matthews | Armstrong | 1914 | 1918 | [36] |
24 | Robert J. Alderdice | Babcock | 1918 [37] | 1921 [38] | [39][40]
[41] Jan 1919 |
25 | Davis | Babcock | 1919 (September 28) | 1921? | |
26 | Thomas F. Carroll | Babcock | 1921 (June 11?) | 1921 (August 17?) | [42][43] |
27 | John C. Calhoun | Magee | 1922 (April 13) | 1922 (September 5) | [44] |
28 | Edward N. Jones | Magee | 1923 (June 17) | 1923 (November) | [45] |
29 | Edward J. Brophy | Magee | 1923 (November 18) | 1926 (Spring) | [46] |
30 | Peter Paul Walsh | Kline | 1926 (Spring) | 1933 (April 15) | [47] [48] [49] [50][51] |
31 | Franklin T. McQuaide | Herron | 1933 (April 15) | 1934 (January) | |
32 | Ben R. Marshall | McNair | 1934 (January) | 1934 (September) | [52] Joined 1909 [53][54]? |
33 | Jacob F. Dorsey* | McNair | 1934 (September) | 1936 (Summer) | |
34 | Franklin T. McQuaide | Scully | 1936 (Summer) | 1939 (March 17) | [55] |
35 | Harvey J. Scott | Scully | 1939 (March 17) | 1952 (August 11) | [56] |
36 | Henry Pieper* | Lawrence | 1952 (August 11) | 1952 (August 13) | [57][58] |
37 | James W. Slusser | Lawrence | 1952 (August 13) | 1970 (January 5) | [59][60][61][62] |
38 | Stephen A. Joyce | Flaherty | 1970 (January 5) | 1971 (February 10) | [63] |
39 | Robert E. Colville | Flaherty | 1971 (February 10) | 1975 (March 1) | [64] |
40 | Robert J. Coll | Flaherty | 1975 (March 1) | 1986 (April 4) | [65] |
41 | William Ward* | Caliguiri | 1986 (April 4) | 1986 (April 21) | [66] |
42 | William "Mugsy" Moore | Caliguiri | 1986 (April 21) | 1987 (May 11) | [67][68] |
43 | Donald Aubrecht* | Caliguiri | 1987 (May 11) | 1987 (May 22) | [69] |
44 | Ralph Pampena | Caliguiri | 1987 (May 22) | 1990 (May 17) | [70] |
45 | Mayer DeRoy | Masloff | 1990 (May 17) | 1992 (June 15) | [71][72] |
46 | Earl Buford♥ | Masloff | 1992 (June 15) | 1995 (December 29) | [73][74] |
47 | William E. Bochter*♥ | Murphy | 1995 (December 29) | 1996 (April 2) | [75] |
48 | Robert McNeilly♥ | Murphy | 1996 (April 2) | 2006 (January 2) | [76][77] |
49 | Dom Costa♥ | O'Connor | 2006 (January 2) | 2006 (September 28) | [78] |
50 | Earl Woodyard, Jr.* | Ravenstahl | 2006 (September 29) | 2006 (October 31) | |
51 | Nathan Harper♥ | Ravenstahl | 2006 (October 31) | 2013 (February 20) | [79] |
52 | Regina McDonald*♥ | Ravenstahl | 2013 (February 20) | 2014 (September 15) | [80] |
53 | Cameron McLay♥ | Peduto | 2014 (September 15) | 2016 (November 8) | [81] |
54 | Scott Schubert | Peduto | 2016 (November 8) | Current | [82] |
♥ still living
Longest Tenure
- 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, 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
Pittsburgh was required by an 1887 state law to have a Public Safety Director over all emergency responders.[1]
- Wendell Hissrich - January 11, 2016 [83]-Present
- Steven Bucar - July 29, 2014 [84]- September 2015
- Michael Huss -January 24, 2007 [85]-July 29, 2014
- Robert Kennedy Jan. 2003 [86]-2005 [87]
- Sal Sirabella 1995?-Jan. [88] 2003 [89]
- Kathy Kraus 1995-2005? [90]
- Lou DiNardo April 27, 1992 [91]-1995 [92]
- Glenn Cannon October 7, 1986-[93] July 1992 [94] -
- John J. Norton July 3, 1985 [95]-October 7, 1986 [96]
- John H. Bingler April 1970- [97] Princeton Engineering, Pitt Law, US Justice Dept Civil Rights Division 1965-1967, Frogman, born 1939.
- James Cortese June 11, 1969 – 1970? [98] chief of the Bureau of Building Inspection in mid-1960s born 1932.
- David W. Craig March 16, 1967-January 1967? [99] [100] former City Solicitor
- James J. Dillon -March 16, 1967 [101] Former FBI Agent and attorney.
- Louis Rosenberg 1957?-1961? was city council, after a federal judge [102] Born 1898 [103]
- David Olbum January 1, 1955- [104] was city council, after a common pleas judge [105] board member of County Sanitary Authority 1946-1955, and County Elections supervisor (succeeding John Heinz) 1928 Pitt Law Grad previously born 1907 [106]
- George E.A. Fairley 1943 [107] 1936-Jan. 1 1955 born 1877 Colonel World War I vet, superintendent for CMU from 1920-1936 [108] Colonel
- Thomas A. Dunn - January 1935 [109] - Aug 7 1936 [110] Chamber of Commerce President 1920-1931, candidate for Mayor 1929. Served on Prison Board. [111] Died Aug 10 1936 fired on July 15, 1936.
- Marshall Bell September 1934?[112]-January 1935 [113]
- Ralph E. Smith Jan 22, 1934 Born Ellicottville New York 1868 moved to Pittsburgh 1902 [114] March 1934 [115] Office at 215 City-County, Police Chiefs office 205 City-County.
- James M. Clark July 1926 [116] April 1933 [117]
- Prichard 1920 [118]
- Charles S. Hubbard October 1914 [119] October 1915 [120] 1918 [121]
- John H. Dalley May 25, 1913 [122] October 1913 [123]
- John M. Morin 1912 [124] -January 28, 1913
- Edward G. Lang 1908 [125][126]
- Harry Moore late March 1903 [127] April 1904 [128]
- Frank Ridgeway 1906-07
- A.H. Leslie November 26, 1901 [129][130]-1902 [131]
- J.O. Brown 1887-1889 [132] July 17, 1899 [133] & 1892 (with all salaries): [134]
Police Commissioners
- William J. Kane 1920 [135]