I, Jason Alex Landau, I, Jason Alex Landau, do solemnly swear, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, that I will support the Constitution of the United States of America, the Constitution and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The laws and the ordinances of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The laws and ordinances of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and obey all orders issued by my superiors and obey all orders issued by my superiors and all the rules and regulations pertaining to and governing. And all of the rules and regulations pertaining to and governing the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police, Bureau of Police, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the police chief of the police chief with fidelity, with fidelity, according to the best of my knowledge and ability, according to the best of my knowledge and abilities. Let me be the first to say congratulations.
Pittsburgh’s new police chief Jason Lando sworn in Friday
Updated: 2:28 PM EST Feb 13, 2026
After being unanimously approved by the Pittsburgh City Council last week, Jason Lando has been sworn in as the new chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. This marks Lando’s return to the city after five years as chief in Frederick, Maryland. Lando, who previously served as an officer in Pittsburgh for 21 years, reflected on his career last week, saying, “Did 21 years in Pittsburgh, and as we said before, when I left, what an amazing and unique experience to be selected to be a police chief somewhere else. Did five years. I wouldn’t trade those for anything. But when the mayor called and asked if I wanted to come back home, for me, that was a no-brainer.”Lando has several priorities for the department, including focusing on violent and quality-of-life crimes, officer wellness and professional development, and recruitment and retention of officers. The department currently has 766 officers, and Lando aims to increase this number.”When I left the bureau, we were at 900. And I think just kind of like anecdotally, I would say that we were sitting at a pretty good place then, and I’d like to see us get back to that if we could,” Lando said.He has also addressed past allegations from Maryland, from a now-dismissed case, involving alleged harassing texts to a retired officer.”I wanted to address it head-on. And I’m just glad that that’s behind me. And I’m looking forward to moving on because there’s a lot of work to do,” Lando said. Lando acknowledged the challenges ahead in terms of recruitment and retention, aiming to build the bureau back up to around 900 officers.
PITTSBURGH —
After being unanimously approved by the Pittsburgh City Council last week, Jason Lando has been sworn in as the new chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.
This marks Lando’s return to the city after five years as chief in Frederick, Maryland.
Lando, who previously served as an officer in Pittsburgh for 21 years, reflected on his career last week, saying, “Did 21 years in Pittsburgh, and as we said before, when I left, what an amazing and unique experience to be selected to be a police chief somewhere else. Did five years. I wouldn’t trade those for anything. But when the mayor called and asked if I wanted to come back home, for me, that was a no-brainer.”
Lando has several priorities for the department, including focusing on violent and quality-of-life crimes, officer wellness and professional development, and recruitment and retention of officers.
The department currently has 766 officers, and Lando aims to increase this number.
“When I left the bureau, we were at 900. And I think just kind of like anecdotally, I would say that we were sitting at a pretty good place then, and I’d like to see us get back to that if we could,” Lando said.
He has also addressed past allegations from Maryland, from a now-dismissed case, involving alleged harassing texts to a retired officer.
“I wanted to address it head-on. And I’m just glad that that’s behind me. And I’m looking forward to moving on because there’s a lot of work to do,” Lando said.
Lando acknowledged the challenges ahead in terms of recruitment and retention, aiming to build the bureau back up to around 900 officers.