City of McKeesport Police swears in new police chief

CBS News Pittsburgh

MCKEESPORT (KDKA) - The City of McKeesport now has a new police chief.

On Wednesday, Mark Steele took the oath of office to officially serve as the city's newest police chief.

During the ceremony, now Chief Steele was sworn in by Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi and accepted the badge from his predecessor, Chief Adam Alfer.

Once sworn in, McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko spoke to the accomplishments Steele has had as an officer which has spanned quite a few departments.

He served as an officer, a narcotics detective, a lieutenant, and the assistant chief prior to seeking the approval of the city council to become the next police chief.

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Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.