Robert E. Colville was the Allegheny County District Attorney

Allegheny County District Attorney

The Allegheny County District Attorney is the elected district attorney for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The office is responsible for the prosecution of violations of Pennsylvania commonwealth laws....

 (serving metropolitan Pittsburgh) from 1976 until 1998 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4cpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fm0DAAAAIBAJ&dq=bob%20colville%20allegheny&pg=2520%2C1995352 and before that the Pittsburgh Police

Pittsburgh Police

The Pittsburgh Police, or officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania...

 superintendent from 1970 to 1976 under the Pete Flaherty administration. Before taking his seat at District Attorney he was the Pittsburgh Police Chief

Pittsburgh Police Chief

The Pittsburgh Police Chief is the head of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, appointed by the Mayor of Pittsburgh. The Chief is a civilian administrator, and was historically referred to as the Police Superintendent as well as Chief, both titles having the same authority and meaning.-Chiefs:*Nathan...

 from February 10, 1971-March 1, 1975. He was a police officer for the Pittsburgh Police in the 1960's and graduated from Law School at Duquesne University

Duquesne University

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of...

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See also

• District Attorney
  District attorney
  In many jurisdictions in the United States, a District Attorney is an elected or appointed government official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminal offenses. The district attorney is the highest officeholder in the jurisdiction's legal department and supervises a staff of...
  
  
• Pittsburgh Police
  Pittsburgh Police
  The Pittsburgh Police, or officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania...
  
  
• Allegheny County Sheriff
  Allegheny County Sheriff
  The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is a local county law enforcement agency that serves both Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It primarily provides court, warrant, bailiff, and jail/prisoner transport services for the county...
  
  
• Allegheny County Police Department
  Allegheny County Police Department
  The Allegheny County Police Department is a Police Department which patrols the Pittsburgh International Airport, the Allegheny County Airport, and county-owned properties and parks, including North Park and South Park...