Pittsburgh PD Officers Leaving in Droves
In the past year, over 110 officers have quit the Pittsburgh Police Dept., leaving for jobs in the suburbs where they can earn up to 25% more money and enjoy a better pension when they retire. It’s happening all over the country and the impact is disastrous on the cities left behind.
In the past five years, 110 Pittsburgh police officers have resigned or retired to take on other police work.
Twenty-two former city police officers now work for Allegheny County Police, and 12 are with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office. But the majority is filling the rosters of suburban departments.
In Ross Township, there are nine former city police officers and there seven in McCandless. Six have gone to Monroeville and the lists go on.
There are four ex-city cops now working in Whitehall where Chief Don Dolphi has been all too happy to hire them.
“They’re very well-trained,” he says. “They understand the rules of the vehicle code, the crimes code, the rules of criminal procedure.”
But the suburban gain is the city’s drain. The city is losing experienced officers and the investment it’s made in their training.
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