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By Chris Mautner
Source pennlive.com
Acting Pittsburgh Police Chief Christopher Ragland announced he was resigning from his position and leaving the police bureau on Tuesday.
During a press conference, Ragland said that decided to resign after “certain demands” went against his “ethics and morals,” according to WPXI and WTAE.
“As a leader, you have to have some bright lines. You have to do the things that are moral, ethical and legal,” he said during the event. “And when you are faced or requested or demanded to do certain things that maybe go against your bright lines, then you have to be prepared to walk away and that’s what I’m doing today.”
“There were certain things that came to light, certain requests. I don’t exactly want to get into them now. But at the end of the day, you have to be willing to stand by your principles, stand by your morals, stand by your ethics,” he said.
Ragland did not elaborate on what he was asked to do and by whom.“There should be no politics in police work,” Ragland continued. “You have to do things that are moral, ethical, legal. When you are asked to do things that go against your bright lines, you have to walk away.”
Ragland was nominated by Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey to serve as the chief on a permanent basis. He became acting chief after former Chief of Police Larry Scirotto stepped down in October to referee NCAA basketball full-time.
Ragland did say that his decision to step down was not due to Gainey or his administration.
Assistant Chief Martin Devine will step in as Acting Police Chief, news reports said.
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