Indianapolis inspires Pittsburgh police to solve leadership problem

(The Center Square) – The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police believes it has a leadership problem.

And they hope a $20,000 taxpayer contribution to cover a new training program, first witnessed in action at the Indianapolis Police Academy in 2024, will help solve it.

For 39 officers who’ve experienced it – including some from Allegheny County Police Department and Duquesne University – Zone 3 Commander Jeffrey Abraham says they rate it “4.2 out 5 stars.”

“If that were for a restaurant, I’d eat there,” he told the Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday while asking for support for the contract.

And with 200 supervisors in the bureau, he says there’s a long, but worthwhile, way to go.

“It’s going to take a while to rebuild that culture of what we are looking for in leadership here, so if we stop doing this now, that’s just going to put us back behind again,” Abraham said. “We need to keep building and keep putting people through.”

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