By Charlie Wolfson
Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto is leaving his post after just 18 months, city officials confirmed Friday, after a week of controversy surrounding his plans to work as a college basketball referee on the side.
Department of Public Safety spokesperson Cara Cruz and City Councilor Anthony Coghill both confirmed Scirotto’s departure to PublicSource.
Assistant Chief Chris Ragland will serve as acting chief when Scirotto departs Nov. 1.
Scirotto wrote in a letter to his colleagues, published by WPXI, that media coverage of him had become a distraction for the department and his exit “is the right course for all of us.”
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