Pittsburgh Police

The Pittsburgh Police, or officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania. The modern force of salaried and professional officers was founded in 1857 but dates back to the night watchmen beginning in 1794, and the subsequent day patrols in the early 1800s, in the then borough of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is part of the Pittsburgh Depa... more

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