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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.

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Chiefs

♥ still living

Longest Tenure

  • 7008549007200000000♠17 years, 145 days – James W. Slusser (1952–1970)
  • 13 years, 5 months – Harvey J. Scott (1939–1952)
  • 7008350071200000000♠11 years, 34 days – Robert J. Coll (1975–1986)
  • 7008307778400000000♠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)
  • 7008199022400000000♠6 years, 112 days – Nathan Harper (2006–2013)
  • 5 years, 61 days – AH Leslie
  • 7008127872000000000♠4 years, 19 days – Robert E. Colville (1971–1975)
  • 7008111693600000000♠3 years, 197 days – Earl Buford (1992–1995)
  • 3 years, 6 months – Franklin T. McQuaide (1933, 1936–1939)
  • 7007942192000000000♠2 years, 360 days – Ralph Pampena (1987–1990)

    • Public Safety Directors

    Pittsburgh was required by a 1887 state law to have a Public Safety Director over all emergency responders.

  • Steven Bucar - July 29, 2014 [83]- Present
  • Michael Huss -January 24, 2007 [84]-July 29, 2014
  • Robert Kennedy Jan. 2003 [85]-2005 [86]
  • Sal Sirabella 1995?-Jan. [87] 2003 [88]
  • Kathy Kraus 1995-2005? [89]
  • Lou DiNardo April 27, 1992 [90]-1995 [91]
  • Glenn Cannon October 7, 1986-[92] July 1988 [93] -
  • John J. Norton July 3, 1985 [94]-October 7, 1986 [95]
  • John H. Bingler April 1970- [96] Princeton Engineering, Pitt Law, US Justice Dept Civil Rights Division 1965-1967, Frogman, born 1939.
  • James Cortese June 11, 1969 – 1970? [97] chief of the Bureau of Building Inspection in mid-1960's born 1932.
  • David W. Craig March 16, 1967-January 1967? [98] [99] former City Solicitor
  • James J. Dillon -March 16, 1967 [100] Former FBI Agent and attorney.
  • Louis Rosenberg 1957?-1961? was city council, after a federal judge [101] Born 1898 [102]
  • David Olbum January 1, 1955- [103] was city council, after a common pleas judge [104] board member of County Sanitary Authority 1946-1955, and County Elections supervisor (succeeding John Heinz) 1928 Pitt Law Grad previously born 1907 [105]
  • George E.A. Fairley 1943 [106] 1936-Jan. 1 1955 born 1877 Colonel World War I vet, superintendent for CMU from 1920-1936 [107] Colonel
  • Thomas A. Dunn - January 1935 [108] - Aug 7 1936 [109] Chamber of Commerce President 1920-1931, candidate for Mayor 1929. Served on Prison Board. [110] Died Aug 10 1936 fired on July 15, 1936.
  • Marshall Bell September 1934?[111]-January 1935 [112]
  • Ralph E. Smith Jan 22, 1934 Born Ellicottville New York 1868 moved to Pittsburgh 1902 [113] March 1934 [114] Office at 215 City-County, Police Chiefs office 205 City-County.
  • James M. Clark July 1926 [115] April 1933 [116]
  • Prichard 1920 [117]
  • Charles S. Hubbard October 1914 [118] October 1915 [119] 1918 [120]
  • John H. Dalley May 25, 1913 [121] October 1913 [122]
  • John M. Morin 1912 [123] -January 28, 1913
  • Edward G. Lang 1908 [124][125]
  • Harry Moore late March 1903 [126] April 1904 [127]
  • Frank Ridgeway 1906-07
  • A.H. Leslie November 26, 1901 [128][129]-1902 [130]
  • J.O. Brown 1887-1889 [131] July 17, 1899 [132] & 1892 (with all salaries): [133]

    • Police Commissioners

  • William J. Kane 1920 [134]

    • References

    Pittsburgh Police Chief Wikipedia
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