SOURCE: Corey O’Connor to nominate former police commander Jason Lando as chief
SINCE THE ELECTION. THIS PICTURE CAPTURES THE FIRST MEETING BETWEEN PITTSBURGH MAYOR AND MAYOR ELECT COREY O’CONNOR. THEY MET IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE TO PLAN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH’S FUTURE. IT’S THE FIRST TIME THE TWO HAVE MET SINCE O’CONNOR DEFEATED GAINEY FOR THE POSITION. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR GAINEY FOR HIS LEADERSHIP TO REACH OUT ON ELECTION NIGHT TO SAY, HEY, PLEASE COME IN. SET UP THE MEETING WITHIN TWO DAYS, TALKED ABOUT WHAT’S BEEN WORKING, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND AND TO HIS VISION. THEY HAD A GREAT COMMUNICATION TODAY. HE OF COURSE, YOU KNOW THE MAYOR AFTER MAYOR ELECT O’CONNOR WAS CHOSEN, HE DID REACH OUT TO HIM VIA TEXT AND LET HIM KNOW THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MEET THE TEAMS MEET AND, YOU KNOW, START TALKING. PLANS FOR THE TRANSITION HAVE ALREADY STARTED, AND O’CONNOR HAS ANNOUNCED SOME OF HIS ADMINISTRATION. WE HIRED DAN GILMAN AS THE CHIEF OF STAFF. I THINK HE HAS GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY. WE’LL BE READY TO WALK RIGHT INTO THAT ROLE AGAIN DAY ONE, AND I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING THAT’S THAT EASES THE THE STRESS THAT WE WILL HAVE WALKING IN. O’CONNOR PLANS TO NOMINATE SHELDON WILLIAMS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR. HE WAS MY APPOINTMENT TO THE CITIZENS POLICE REVIEW BOARD. PARAMEDIC. YOU KNOW, POLICE OFFICER, TRAINED FIREFIGHTER, YOU KNOW, SERVED HIS COUNTRY. AND AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT HE’S DONE IN THE COMMUNITY, HE WILL BE A GREAT FIT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. HE’S ALSO WORKING TO KEEP GAINEY’S WORK FLOWING, LIKE EFFORTS FOR BIKE AND STREET SAFETY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THE NFL DRAFT. AND O’CONNOR HAS AN ECONOMIC PLAN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS WORKING ON APPOINTING A PITTSBURGH POLICE CHIEF, STARTING THE PROCESS IN A FEW WEEKS. NOW, O’CONNOR SAYS THE TWO WERE FRIENDS BEFORE THE ELECTION, AND THEY ARE FRIENDS TODAY, SO THEY ALSO TALKED ABOUT FAMILY AND WHAT IT’S LIKE BEING A MAYOR WITH FAMILY AND CHILDREN. COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY
SOURCE: Corey O’Connor to nominate former police commander Jason Lando as chief
Updated: 7:42 PM EST Nov 12, 2025
Pittsburgh Mayor-Elect Corey O’Connor is expected to announce his pick for the city’s next police chief. A source told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Wednesday night that O’Connor will nominate Jason Lando as the next chief. Lando spent more than 21 years with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police as a commander before taking the helm of the force in Frederick, Maryland.PREVIOUS VIDEO: Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey meets with Mayor-elect O’Connor to talk about transition after election The former commander was among three finalists when Gainey launched a nationwide search for a police chief, which culminated in Gainey instead choosing Larry Scirotto in 2023.Scirotto would step down less than two years later amid controversy over his decision to referee college basketball while leading the bureau.O’Connor defeated Gainey in the Democratic primary in May. He then took on and later won the mayoral seat in the general election on Nov. 5 against Republican opponent and former Pittsburgh police officer Tony Moreno. O’Connor said he would pick someone who knows the city, indicating his choice would be a current or former city police officer.The new police chief will be tasked with improving morale and bolstering staffing. O’Connor’s nominee is positioned to be the first police chief candidate to be interviewed by City Council under oath, a measure council members implemented after they felt Scirotto was less than honest about his intentions to referee while working as chief, according to our new partners at the Trib.The police chief is expected to make about $180,000 next year, according to a preliminary budget.O’Connor’s official announcement is expected at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
PITTSBURGH —
Pittsburgh Mayor-Elect Corey O’Connor is expected to announce his pick for the city’s next police chief.
A source told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Wednesday night that O’Connor will nominate Jason Lando as the next chief.
Lando spent more than 21 years with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police as a commander before taking the helm of the force in Frederick, Maryland.
PREVIOUS VIDEO: Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey meets with Mayor-elect O’Connor to talk about transition after election
The former commander was among three finalists when Gainey launched a nationwide search for a police chief, which culminated in Gainey instead choosing Larry Scirotto in 2023.
Scirotto would step down less than two years later amid controversy over his decision to referee college basketball while leading the bureau.
O’Connor defeated Gainey in the Democratic primary in May.
He then took on and later won the mayoral seat in the general election on Nov. 5 against Republican opponent and former Pittsburgh police officer Tony Moreno.
O’Connor said he would pick someone who knows the city, indicating his choice would be a current or former city police officer.
The new police chief will be tasked with improving morale and bolstering staffing.
O’Connor’s nominee is positioned to be the first police chief candidate to be interviewed by City Council under oath, a measure council members implemented after they felt Scirotto was less than honest about his intentions to referee while working as chief, according to our new partners at the Trib.
The police chief is expected to make about $180,000 next year, according to a preliminary budget.
O’Connor’s official announcement is expected at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
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