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Ralph Pampena (1934-December 15, 2012) was a longtime
Pittsburgh Police The Pittsburgh Police (PBP), 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 ...
leader, who served as
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from May 22, 1987 – May 17, 1990. He was a 22-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Police upon taking the oath of Chief. During 1986-1987 he briefly retired from the force serving as Police Chief of
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...
. Pampena graduated from Central Catholic High School and the
Community College of Allegheny County Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is a public community college in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. With four campuses and four centers, the college offers associate degrees, certificates, and diplomas. History The Pennsylvania legis ...
. He earned a bachelor's degree in administration of justice and a masters in public administration from the
University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...
. Pampena also graduated from the
FBI National Academy The FBI National Academy is a program of the FBI Academy for active U.S. law enforcement personnel and also for international law enforcement personnel who seek to enhance their credentials in their field and to raise law enforcement standards, kno ...
in Quantico, Virginia. Chief Pampena died at the age of 78 on December 15, 2012 in suburban Shaler from cancer.


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Allegheny County Sheriff The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is a law enforcement agency that serves Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and is the largest sheriff's office in the state. The ACSO serves as a local arm of the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System in a numb ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania says it has more police departments than any other state in the country. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local L ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pampena, Ralph Chiefs of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police University of Pittsburgh alumni 1934 births 2012 deaths Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) alumni