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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.
| Pittsburgh Police Chief | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Incumbent since November 1, 2024Christopher Ragland (acting) | |
| Pittsburgh Bureau of Police | |
| Appointer | Mayor of Pittsburgh |
| No. | Chief | Appointed by | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Heisel | Lyon | 1881 | 1883 | |
| 9 | G. L. Braun or L. G. Brown | Fulton | 1884 | 1884 | |
| 10 | T. A. Blackmore | Fulton | 1885 | 1886 | Was a "viewer" clerk in 1892.[1] |
| 11 | Nathan S. Brokaw | Fulton | 1887 | 1887 | |
| 12 | Roger O'Mara | McCallin | 1889 (Feb23-Mar10) | 1896 (March 6) | aug. 1892, [2] June 24, 1894 was arrested with Public Safety Dir.[3] makes 2,400/year |
| 13 | A. H. Leslie | Ford | 1896 (August 1) | 1901 (October 1) | Jul 1 1899 [4] Jul 8 1901 or before [5] |
| 14 | Soloman Coulson | Diehl | 1900 | [4] was asst. super jul 1899; | |
| 15 | A. H. Leslie | Ford | 1896 (August 1) | 1901 (October 1) | Jul 1 1899 [4] Jul 8 1901 or before [5] |
| 16 | Gamble Weir | mayor | 1901? | ||
| 17 | Roger O'Mara | Diehl | 1901 (Jan 14) | 1901 (Sep 10) | |
| 18 | McAleese | mayor | by Feb. 3 1902 [6] | [7] moms obit, became jail warden then moved to Lawrence Co.[8] lived in Fay, Lawrence Co. | |
| 19 | John P. McTighe | Brown | march 5 1903 was under consideration [9] | [10][11] hats, 400 officers | |
| 20 | Bernard McStay | Hays | early 1904 | 1904 (April 30)[12] | |
| 21 | Alexander W. "Buck" Wallace | Hays | 1904 (April 30) [12] | June 1906 was out [13] | [14][15] ran for alderman 1908 [16] big bio, [17] ran a saloon, [13] lived with sister & denied pay cause "out of towner", [18] brother died aug. 1904 |
| 22 | Thomas A. McQuaide | Guthrie | 1906 | 1914 [19] | [20] joined 1886 chief of detectives 1903, chief 1906-? 3 mayors [21][22] 1911 |
| 23 | Noble Matthews | Armstrong | 1914 | 1918 | [19] |
| 24 | Robert J. Alderdice | Babcock | 1918 [19] | 1921 [19] | [23][24] |
| 25 | Davis | Babcock | 1919 (September 28) | 1921? | |
| 26 | Thomas F. Carroll | Babcock | 1921 (June 11?) | 1921 (August 17?) | [25][26] |
| 27 | John C. Calhoun | Magee | 1922 (April 13) | 1922 (September 5) | [27] |
| 28 | Edward N. Jones | Magee | 1923 (June 17) | 1923 (November) | [28] |
| 29 | Edward J. Brophy | Magee | 1923 (November 18) | 1926 (Spring) | [29] |
| 30 | Peter Paul Walsh | Kline | 1926 (Spring) | 1933 (April 15) | [30][31][32][33][34] |
| 31 | Franklin T. McQuaide | Herron | 1933 (April 15) | 1934 (January) | |
| 32 | Ben R. Marshall | McNair | 1934 (January) | 1934 (September) | [35] Joined 1909 [36][37] |
| 33 | Jacob F. Dorsey* | McNair | 1934 (September) | 1936 (Summer) | |
| 34 | Franklin T. McQuaide | Scully | 1936 (Summer) | 1939 (March 17) | [38] |
| 35 | Harvey J. Scott | Scully | 1939 (March 17) | 1952 (August 11) | [39] |
| 36 | Henry Pieper* | Lawrence | 1952 (August 11) | 1952 (August 13) | [39][40] |
| 37 | James W. Slusser | Lawrence | 1952 (August 13) | 1970 (January 5) | [40][41][42][43] |
| 38 | Stephen A. Joyce | Flaherty | 1970 (January 5) | 1971 (February 10) | [44] |
| 39 | Robert E. Colville | Flaherty | 1971 (February 10) | 1975 (March 1) | [45] |
| 40 | Robert J. Coll | Flaherty | 1975 (March 1) | 1986 (April 4) | [46] |
| 41 | William Ward* | Caliguiri | 1986 (April 4) | 1986 (April 21) | [47] |
| 42 | William "Mugsy" Moore | Caliguiri | 1986 (April 21) | 1987 (May 11) | [48][49] |
| 43 | Donald Aubrecht* | Caliguiri | 1987 (May 11) | 1987 (May 22) | [49] |
| 44 | Ralph Pampena | Caliguiri | 1987 (May 22) | 1990 (May 17) | [50] |
| 45 | Mayer DeRoy | Masloff | 1990 (May 17) | 1992 (June 15) | [51][52] |
| 46 | Earl Buford | Masloff | 1992 (June 15) | 1995 (December 29) | [52][53] |
| 47 | William E. Bochter* | Murphy | 1995 (December 29) | 1996 (April 2) | [54] |
| 48 | Robert McNeilly | Murphy | 1996 (April 2) | 2006 (January 2) | [55][56] |
| 49 | Dom Costa | O'Connor | 2006 (January 2) | 2006 (September 28) | [57] |
| 50 | Earl Woodyard, Jr.* | Ravenstahl | 2006 (September 29) | 2006 (October 31) | |
| 51 | Nathan Harper | Ravenstahl | 2006 (October 31) | 2013 (February 20) | [58] |
| 52 | Regina McDonald* | Ravenstahl | 2013 (February 20) | 2014 (September 15) | [59] |
| 53 | Cameron McLay | Peduto | 2014 (September 15) | 2016 (November 8) | [60] |
| 54 | Scott Schubert | Peduto | 2016 (November 8) | 2022 (July 1) | [61] |
| 55 | Larry Scirotto | Gainey | 2023 (July 7) | 2024 (November 1) | [62] |
| 56 | Christopher Ragland | Gainey | 2024 (November 1) | Present | [63] |
Pittsburgh was required by an 1887 state law to have a Public Safety Director over all emergency responders.[64]
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