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| Pete Buchan
Born September 11, 1936 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania Pete attended Latrobe area schools and
entered the United States Air Force on July 13, 1954, serving in the U.S. and Europe. Upon
being discharged from the Air Force on April 13, 1958, Pete worked at an aluminum plant
until October. Pete enlisted with the Pennsylvania State Police on October 28, 1958. After graduating from the State Police Training School on Cocoa Ave in Hershey, PA, Pete was assigned to the Plymouth Meeting substation on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. He remained at Plymouth Meeting until December of 1959 when he was transferred to the Everett station, also locateed on the Turnpike. In April 1963, Pete was transferred to Troop B-Washington where he began working Patrol, Crime, and Vice. In December of 1966, Pete was transferred to the Troop A- Greensburg Vice
Unit. Pete was promoted to Corporal in May of 1970 and was named Supervisor of the
Greensburg Vice Unit. During the years 1968-1969 Pete was detached to the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation for undercover work in Organized Crime. In July of 1971 Pete
started a western Pennsylvania Narcotics Detail and assumed command of the Region Five
Strike Force. Pete was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in July 1972. In October of 1980,
Pete left the Narcotics division to return to Greensburg where he assumed the roles of
Traffic Sgt., Crime Sgt., Vice Sgt, and Commander of the Somerset station. Pete retired
from the Pennsylvania State Police July 5, 1989. |
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