University of Pittsburgh
Public Safety Building
Public Safety Building

The Pitt Police Station is located on the first 3 floors of the Public Safety Building.

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Comm Room
Control Center

University of Pittsburgh Police constantly monitor all events occurring on the Oakland campus.

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Active Shooter Training

All Officers undergo emergency operations training on an annual basis.

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Giving Thanks

A Spring 2012 ceremony honored Police Department efforts with students presenting signed banners that thanked Pitt Police for keeping the Oakland campus safe.

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Run. Hide. Fight.

The City of Houston, Texas, Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security released a video on surviving a shooter event. The video details the key steps individuals should take when encountering an active shooter: “Run. Hide. Fight.” This is titled for the three rules individuals should be aware of in order to increase the chances of safety and survival. Watch the video here:

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A Message from Chief Delaney
Chief Delaney

To the University of Pittsburgh community:

As a second-generation police officer at the University of Pittsburgh, I am honored and proud to serve as your Chief of Police. I started my affiliation with the University of...

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COMMUNITY RELATIONS

SAFE Program

Self Defense Awareness Familiarization Exchange:
University of Pittsburgh Police Officers recently held a SAFE course for the ALPHA DELTA PI sorority. The course took place Wednesday, March 6th in the Petersen Events Center.  Instructing Officers were Officers Michelle McDaniel, Heather Camp, Matt Druskin, Gus Lukacs, and Joe Galla.



Safe is a program sponsored by the National Self-Defense Institute, Inc. with the primary goal being survival. It gives the student options if confronted by an attacker by showing self-defense tactics. Residence Officer Program provides an opportunity for the Pitt Police and... Read more>

NEWS

Pitt Police Take The Polar Plunge - 2012

The University of Pittsburgh Police Department participated in the 2012 Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics.  This was our second year participating and we managed to raise over $1,400 for a great cause.

Photos From The Event

Pittsburgh Region's Officers Honored

In a 24-hour span from Thursday into Friday, suspects opened fire on police in Hempfield, in New Castle and in Stanton Heights, where a city officer's protective vest saved his life.

Those incidents drove home the dangers of police work for officers, and community leaders gathered Friday at Station Square for the annual John Heinz Law Enforcement Awards.

Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said it's never good news when he gets a call from Mike Huss, the city's public safety director, especially at 5:30 a.m.

But in this case, he said, it turned out well, because Officer Andrew Baker was unharmed after taking a slug to the chest.

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Pitt Police Chief Goes Above and Beyond


Pitt Police Chief Tim Delaney said Forbes Avenue wasn’t always a great place to be late at night during the 1990s. During that time Delaney was a commander, and “gangbangers,” as he calls them, would regularly hang around, looking...  Read more>