Obituaries
Former High-Ranking Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Official Dies
The official's lengthy career in city law enforcement inspired a well-regarded memoir.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Therese Rocco, the city's first female assistant police chief, died Monday night. She was 97.
Rocco started her career with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in 1949 as a clerk in the bureau's missing persons unit. She rose through the ranks, being promoted to captain and then was appointed assistant chief by Mayor Sophie Masloff.
Her career was detailed in a self-penned memoir, "Therese Rocco" that was released in 2017.
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According to an Amazon review of the book, "Therese Rocco became a household name because of her tenacity and fearlessness in high profile cases involving missing children. Her dedication and dogged pursuit of truth earned her the recognition of governors, mayors and other high-ranking officials."
Funeral arrangements were not immediately available Tuesday.
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