Earl Woodyard
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Police career | |
| Department | Pittsburgh Police |
| Years of service | 1979-September 28, 2006 (Pittsburgh Police Department) |
| Rank |
 - Pittsburgh Police ChiefSeptember 29, 2006-October 31, 2006 |
Earl Woodyard, Jr. (1948-April 6, 2015) was a longtime Pittsburgh Police leader, who was appointed acting Pittsburgh Police Chief from September 29, 2006-October 31, 2006, after the death of mayor Bob O'Connor.[1]
Woodyard was an assistant police chief for a decade before becoming chief. He was briefly detained by Allegheny County Police during a May 19, 1999 drug trial for contempt where 2 defendants were released after a chain-of-evidence error.[2]
On April 6, 2015, Woodyard was discovered dead at his suburban Baldwin, Pennsylvania residence, in what has been ruled as a suicide.[3][4]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06271/725730-53.stm
- ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z44zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jW8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=earl%20woodyard%20chief&pg=5012%2C83398
- ↑ http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/04/cause_of_death_ruled_for_pa_po.html
- ↑ http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/8117568-74/police-woodyard-chief#axzz3WcfaQ1f4
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| Preceded by Dom Costa |
Pittsburgh Police Chief 2006 |
Succeeded by Nathan Harper |
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