Eugene L. Coon (November 15, 1928 – October 15, 1998)[4] was a long-time Sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (serving Pittsburgh and its immediate suburbs) and an influential figure in the local Democratic Party.

[7] He resigned from the Pittsburgh Police in 1969[9] to run as a Democrat for Sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, a position he would hold through seven subsequent elections, ending his career in 1997.

[7] Coon gained national recognition on January 3, 1983 when he refused to place homes of unemployed steel workers up for public sale following foreclosure proceedings.

Then-United States District Attorney, and later Governor of Pennsylvania, Richard Thornburgh chose to close the cases and the investigation by 1975.

[14] While in his last term as Sheriff on November 6, 1994, Coon was disturbed at his suburban Donegal second home by a party target shooting next door while he was taking a nap.