Pittsburgh Police Chief Explained

Post:Pittsburgh Police Chief
Incumbent:Scott Schubert
Incumbentsince:November 8, 2016
Appointer:Mayor of Pittsburgh
Department:Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
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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.

Chiefs

No. Chief Appointed by Start End Notes
1Matthew J. Greenmayor18681869
2Robert HagueBrush18691872
3John IrwinBlackmore18721875
4James McCandlessMcCarthy18751876
5W. M. HartzellMcCarthy18761877
6Philip DemmelMcCarthy18771878
7Robert HagueLiddell18781879
8J. P. HeiselLyon18811883
9G. L. Braun or L. G. BrownFulton18841884
10T. A. BlackmoreFulton18851886Was a "viewer" clerk in 1892.[1]
11Nathan S. BrokawFulton18871887
12Roger O'MaraMcCallin1889 (Feb23-Mar10)1896 (March 6)http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024546/1892-08-09/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1887&index=5&rows=20&words=Pittsburg+Police+Superintendent&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1903&proxtext=pittsburg+police+superintendent&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 aug. 1892, [2] June 24, 1894 was arrested with Public Safety Dir.[3]

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  65. Web site: Pittsburg dispatch. [volume&#93; (Pittsburg [Pa.&#93;) 1880-1923, April 08, 1892, Page 6, Image 6 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress |publisher=Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov |date= |accessdate=2020-03-17}}</ref> makes 2,400/year |- style="background:#def;" | 13 || [[A. H. Leslie]]|| Ford|| 1896 (August 1)|| 1901 (October 1)|| https://archive.org/stream/memoirsofalleghe01innort/memoirsofalleghe01innort_djvu.txt Jul 1 1899 [3] Jul 8 1901 or before [4] |-| 14|| Soloman Coulson|| Diehl|| 1900|||| https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yvwaAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=iEgEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=7030%2C3680432 was asst. super jul 1899; |- style="background:#def;"| 15|| A. H. Leslie|| Ford|| 1896 (August 1)|| 1901 (October 1)|| https://archive.org/stream/memoirsofalleghe01innort/memoirsofalleghe01innort_djvu.txt Jul 1 1899 Jul 8 1901 or before |-| 16|| Gamble Weir|| mayor|| 1901?|||| |- style="background:#def;"| 17|| Roger O'Mara|| Diehl|| 1901 (Jan 14)|| 1901 (Sep 10)|| |-| 18|| McAleese|| mayor|| by Feb. 3 1902 [5] |||| https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ky4bAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=lUgEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2806%2C3528467[6] moms obit, became jail warden then moved to Lawrence Co.[7] lived in Fay, Lawrence Co.|- style="background:#def;"| 19|| John P. McTighe|| Brown|| march 5 1903 was under consideration [8] |||| https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9QgbAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=rkgEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2648%2C3334494[9] [10] hats, 400 officers |-| 20|| Bernard McStay|| Hays|| early 1904|| 1904 (April 30)[11] || https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9QgbAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=rkgEAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=2648%2C3334494|-| 21 || Alexander W. "Buck" Wallace || Hays || 1904 (April 30) || June 1906 was out [12] || [13] [14] ran for alderman 1908 [15] big bio, [16] ran a saloon, lived with sister & denied pay cause "out of towner", [17] brother died aug. 1904|- style="background:#def;"| 22 || Thomas A. McQuaide || Guthrie || 1906 || 1914 [18] || [19] joined 1886 chief of detectives 1903, chief 1906-? 3 mayors [20] [21] 1911|-|23 || Noble Matthews || Armstrong || 1914 || 1918 || |- style="background:#def;"|24 || Robert J. Alderdice || Babcock || 1918 || 1921 || [22] [23] https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gm1RAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=BGgDAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=3112%2C5879809 Jan 1919|- style="background:#def;"|25 || Davis || Babcock || 1919 (September 28) || 1921? || |- style="background:#def;"| 26 || Thomas F. Carroll || Babcock || 1921 (June 11?) || 1921 (August 17?) || [24] [25] |-| 27 || John C. Calhoun || Magee || 1922 (April 13) || 1922 (September 5) || [26] |-| 28 || Edward N. Jones || Magee || 1923 (June 17) || 1923 (November) || [27] |-| 29 || Edward J. Brophy || Magee || 1923 (November 18) || 1926 (Spring) || [28] |- style="background:#def;"| 30 || Peter Paul Walsh || Kline || 1926 (Spring) || 1933 (April 15) || [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] |-| 31 || Franklin T. McQuaide || Herron || 1933 (April 15) || 1934 (January) || |- style="background:#def;"| 32 || Ben R. Marshall || McNair || 1934 (January) || 1934 (September) || [34] Joined 1909 [35] [36] |- style="background:#def;"| 33 || Jacob F. Dorsey* || McNair || 1934 (September) || 1936 (Summer) || |-| 34 || Franklin T. McQuaide || Scully || 1936 (Summer) || 1939 (March 17) || [37] |-| 35 || Harvey J. Scott || Scully || 1939 (March 17) || 1952 (August 11) || [38] |- style="background:#def;"| 36 || Henry Pieper* || Lawrence || 1952 (August 11) || 1952 (August 13) || [39] |- style="background:#def;"| 37 || James W. Slusser || Lawrence || 1952 (August 13) || 1970 (January 5) || [40] [41] [42] |-| 38 || Stephen A. Joyce || Flaherty || 1970 (January 5) || 1971 (February 10) || [43] |-| 39 || Robert E. Colville || Flaherty || 1971 (February 10) || 1975 (March 1) || [44] |-| 40 || Robert J. Coll || Flaherty || 1975 (March 1) || 1986 (April 4) || [45] |- style="background:#def;"| 41 || William Ward* || Caliguiri || 1986 (April 4) || 1986 (April 21) || [46] |- style="background:#def;"| 42 || William "Mugsy" Moore || Caliguiri || 1986 (April 21) || 1987 (May 11) || [47] [48] |- style="background:#def;"| 43 || Donald Aubrecht* || Caliguiri || 1987 (May 11) || 1987 (May 22) || |- style="background:#def;"| 44 || Ralph Pampena || Caliguiri || 1987 (May 22) || 1990 (May 17) || [49] |-| 45 || Mayer DeRoy || Masloff || 1990 (May 17) || 1992 (June 15) || [50] [51] |-| 46 || Earl Buford || Masloff || 1992 (June 15) || 1995 (December 29) || [52] |- style="background:#def;"| 47 || William E. Bochter* || Murphy || 1995 (December 29) || 1996 (April 2) || [53] |- style="background:#def;"| 48 || Robert McNeilly || Murphy || 1996 (April 2) || 2006 (January 2) || [54] [55] |-| 49 || Dom Costa || O'Connor || 2006 (January 2) || 2006 (September 28) || [56] |- style="background:#def;"| 50 || Earl Woodyard, Jr.* || Ravenstahl || 2006 (September 29) || 2006 (October 31) || |- style="background:#def;"| 51 || Nathan Harper || Ravenstahl || 2006 (October 31) || 2013 (February 20) || [57] |- style="background:#def;"| 52 || Regina McDonald* || Ravenstahl || 2013 (February 20) || 2014 (September 15) || [58] |-| 53 || Cameron McLay || Peduto || 2014 (September 15) || 2016 (November 8) ||[59] |-| 54 || Scott Schubert || Peduto || 2016 (November 8) || 2022 (July 1) ||[60] |}

    Longest Tenure

    • – James W. Slusser (1952–1970)
    • 13 years, 5 months – Harvey J. Scott (1939–1952)
    • – Robert J. Coll (1975–1986)
    • – 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)
    • – Nathan Harper (2006–2013)
    • 5 years, 61 days – AH Leslie
    • – Robert E. Colville (1971–1975)
    • – Earl Buford (1992–1995)
    • 3 years, 6 months – Franklin T. McQuaide (1933, 1936–1939)
    • – 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.[61]

    -Present

    Police Commissioners

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