Richard Ross Jr. is an American law enforcement officer who served as the Commissioner of the
Philadelphia Police Department
The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD or Philly PD) is the law enforcement agency, police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPD is one of the oldest municipal police a ...
from January 2016 to August 2019 at 51 years of age.
Commissioner Ross was born and raised in Philadelphia. Before getting into law enforcement
Ross had hopes of becoming a Lawyer Ross became a successful Philadelphia Police Officer who climbed to the ranks of Commissioner (Philadelphia's top cop). Following allegations of sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination within the police department, he announced his resignation on August 20, 2019.
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Ross graduated from
before going on to earn an undergraduate degree in Labor & Industrial Relations from Penn State University, and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Saint Joseph’s University.
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Commissioners of the Philadelphia Police Department
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Living people
Pennsylvania State University alumni
Saint Joseph's University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Central High School (Philadelphia) alumni