{"id":105055,"date":"2026-02-04T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/105055\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:00:07","slug":"pittsburgh-city-council-confirms-new-police-chief-public-safety-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/105055\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh City Council confirms new police chief, public safety director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e19841c31de07f4360fcdb4750037135.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two new members of Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O\u2019Connor\u2019s administration became official on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Council voted unanimously to confirm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/mayor-elect-corey-oconnor-will-nominate-former-police-commander-jason-lando-chief-sources-say\/XD5G7WWY4NAFVIFXG5JZUROAVU\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jason Lando;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jason Lando<\/a> as police chief and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/city-pittsburgh-public-safety-lee-schmidt-stepping-down-11-investigates-sources-say\/BJIR7ZWHBBCXXFJ4N2KQ6BCNWY\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sheldon Williams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sheldon Williams<\/a> as public safety director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-city-council-questions-police-chief-nominee-jason-lando\/REBNH4KONRGI3I4FIPODAUEZDE\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:questioned the two nominees;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">questioned the two nominees<\/a> under oath last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During that meeting, Lando, a former Pittsburgh police commander, addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/pittsburgh-police-chief-nominee-was-under-criminal-investigation-maryland\/VQOOPYL36BCCFPZKGBBUYGYOTY\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:allegations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">allegations<\/a> of harassment from his time as police chief in Frederick, Md.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Williams began his career with the city as a paramedic before spending over 13 years with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two new members of Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O\u2019Connor\u2019s administration became official on Wednesday. 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