By Bob Walsh
Christopher Ragland was the
acting Chief of Police of Pittsburg, PA. until Tuesday of last week. He
resigned over unspecified demands that were being made of him that he
considered to be unethical and immoral.
He
asserted in local TV interviews that, when a leader is being pushed to
do things that he believes are wrong, that leader has to be prepared to
walk away. That is what he did.
Ragland
had been nominated previously to be the permanent Chief by Mayor Ed
Gainey. The former chief, Larry Scirotto, stepped down back in October
for a full-time gig as a NCAA basketball referee. (I never heard of the
senior cop leaving for that sort of gig before. You learn something
new every day.)
Ragland did say that his leaving was NOT due to any beef with the mayor.
Assistant Police Chief Martin Devine will step in as the new Acting Chief for the nonce.
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