Therese Rocco, Pittsburgh’s first female assistant police chief, dead at 97

Therese Rocco, Pittsburgh’s first female assistant police chief, dead at 97

Retired assistant chief of Pittsburgh Police, Therese Rocco, of Brookline, poses for a portrait in her home on July 24, 2018.

Known in Pittsburgh and nationwide for her many years of law enforcement experience and for breaking gender barriers, Therese Rocco was the first female assistant chief of the Pittsburgh Police — and the first female assistant chief in the country.

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