JASON LANDO IS MAYOR-ELECT COREY O’CONNOR’S PICK FOR THE NEXT PITTSBURGH POLICE CHIEF. (PHOTO BY STEPHANIE STRASBURG/PITTSBURGH’S PUBLIC SOURCE)
On June 3, 2017, the New Pittsburgh Courier attended and filmed an event that had Black children playing chess with Pittsburgh Police officers. The Black children got a chance to play other games with the officers, and the parents were busy getting community information from the various organizations in attendance.
It was the “Zone 5 Community Day Open House,” a free outdoor event in front of the Pittsburgh Police Zone 5 station, on Washington Boulevard in East Liberty. At the time, the Courier interviewed on camera the Zone 5 police commander, Jason Lando, who said they held the open house because, “we realize how important it is for the police to connect with the community.”…