During 2007 the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police celebrates its 150th anniversary.  Congratulations to all of the men and women who have proudly served Pittsburgh as members of the Bureau of Police.

Pittsburgh was first incorporated as a borough in 1794.  It was formally incorporated as a city in 1816.   In December 1857 an ordinance was adopted that established the first police department consisting of one chief and up to nine constables.  Today the Bureau of Police has approximately 900 law enforcement officers who serve its 345,000 residents. [ Learn More ]pdf logo

Pittsburgh Police Photo Gallery

Enjoy the following gallery of recent and vintage police photos.  Click on each thumbnail to view a larger image.  Then click on each larger image to view other photos in the gallery. 

If you know more info about any of the photos, please let us know. 

Sergeants Duffy, Eppler and Holm
Superintendent Cole
SWAT team, 2007 river exercise
Red Team, 2007
Ron Freeman and Jack Swearingen
Officer Rick Ford, Sergeant Eric Holmes, Officer Frank Rosato and Officer Clint Thimons at the U.S. Capitol
Pindel, Miles, Radocaj
Police display, autoshow
Red Team, 2005
Page, Grier and Drummond
Penn Avenue and Lang, winter
Perfect line
Lt. Robert Reese
Lt. Joe Tersak cycle traing
Organized crime and narcotics
Joe Tersak and Joe Nist
Joe Tersak traffic stop
Lieutenant Martin and recruits
Three degees
Jim LeVier and Dan Connolly
Jim Miles Anacostia Naval Base
Duane Shick, Sergeant Sean Duffy
DUI Checkpoint, Liberty-Bridge
Gene Zielmanski
Detective Dick Barrett
Detective John Balobeck
Andre La'Van, Donnie Page and President George Bush, 2000
Coville, Yovitch and DeRoy
Dave Waddle, Eric Schueller
Brown and DeRoy
Brian Radocaj and Sean Pindel
Clinton and Page, 2001
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Old Pittsburgh Police photo
Assistant Superintendent Mullerony
Brian Radocaj, 1999
3-Wheeled Motorcycle
1975 Plymouth Fury
Air Force One and Pittsburgh Police
All Star Game Bike Patrol
All-Star Game Red Carpet
Assistant Superintendant Mills
Bicycle Patrol
Bicycle Unit 2007
Bishop Wuerhl
Cycle Course 2007
Cycle Officers
Cycles 2007
Deputy Chief Donaldson and Grandson
Elvis Presley
Fallen Hero
Fallen hero
Fallen Hero
Fallen Hero
Firing range
Forbes and Boulevard of the Allies
Honor guard
K-9 beat, Squirrel Hill
K-9 Cycle
K-9 Inspection
K-9 Training
Labor Day parade salute
Leading the Parade
Vic Cianca
Mayor Ravenstahl and Chief Harper
Former FOP President McNamara
Mobile crime unit
Motorcade
Motorcycle officer
Zone 6
Mounted Police
Parade
Partners Rusty McDonald and Floyd Schubert
Paying respect
Pittsburgh Police
Pittsburgh Police
Pittsburgh Police Ford
Police ambulance
Police car 2007
Police car
Police instructions
Police Pension Board, 1938
Police on Federal Street
Port of Pittsburgh Police
President George H.W. Bush
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Taft escort May 29, 1909
Cal Ripken, All-Star Game
River rescue 2007
River rescue
Roll call
Roll call April 1943
Roll call
Pittsburgh police historical photo
Pittsburgh police historical photo
Sesquicentenial parade
Standing for inspection
SWAT
SWAT team
Ticket
Pittsburgh police historical photo
Vic Cianca 1965
West End station

 

Many of the above images were provided by the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association.

If you would like to assist us in preserving the history of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, please contact the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association at www.PittsburghPoliceHistory.com. Together, we can preserve our history.


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