Man selected to be next Pittsburgh police chief had been subject of a criminal investigation in Maryland

(Photo of Jason Lando Courtesy of Justin Guido/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The man selected to be the next police chief of Pittsburgh had been the subject of a criminal investigation in Maryland. Jason Lando resigned yesterday as police chief in Frederick, Maryland. He was accused of sending disparaging and harassing text messages to a former corporal. The office of the State Prosecutor of Maryland has cleared Lando of any wrongdoing.Published reports out of Maryland statethat the mayor of Frederick is calling for a new investigation.