| Robert J. Coll | |
| Department: | Pittsburgh Police |
| Serviceyears: | 1960–1986 (Pittsburgh Police) |
| Rank: | - Pittsburgh Chief March 1, 1975- April 4, 1986 |
Robert J. Coll (born 1934) was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who served as Pittsburgh Police Chief from March 1, 1975 – April 4, 1986. He first joined the force in 1960.[1] [2] In the last year of his tenure as Chief the Pittsburgh Police boasted 1,200 sworn officers.[3]
In 1977, Chief Coll made headlines while attending a community meeting with the comment that the then state law prohibited him from reprimanding officers with suspensions or dismissals.[4] In February, 1981 a long simmering political feud erupted during a Pittsburgh City Council meeting at City Hall between Chief Coll and longtime councilmember and sometimes council president Eugene "Jeep" DePasquale, with accusations of lying and shouting.[5] Coll was the last chief before Mayor Caliguri's summer 1986 police reorganization that put the nine long time city police precincts under the current five "police zones" format.[6]
After his retirement he became Director of the Allegheny County Police Training Academy in suburban North Park. A position he assumed in January, 1987.[7]