Happy New Year, niyad! Chief Cameron McLay is new and they thought long and hard before they (Reply #68)

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68. Happy New Year, niyad! Chief Cameron McLay is new and they thought long and hard before they

got someone who would be perfect for the job because their previous police chief went down in a blaze of corruption and is in jail!

New Chief Faces Pittsburgh Police Bureau In Crisis

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cameron McLay will take the reins of a police bureau in crisis, rocked by scandal that sent the last chief to jail, and suffering from strained community relations and a rising homicide rate.

On top of that, the rank and file is dispirited.

MOre..
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/09/10/new-chief-faces-pittsburgh-police-bureau-in-crisis/

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107 replies	Author	Time	Post
There's the NYPD and then there's the Police Chief in little ol Pittsburgh, PA [View all]	Cha	Jan 2015	OP
Yay, there's a Rec!	Cha	Jan 2015	#1
and now there's	KMOD	Jan 2015	#2
Mahalo KMOD.. pretty nifty PC in Pittsburgh, eh?	Cha	Jan 2015	#3
He gets it! So yeah, I'd say he's pretty	KMOD	Jan 2015	#4
Unreal! Like the opposite of the NYPD!	Cha	Jan 2015	#5
and now there's 136!	marym625	Jan 2015	#82
Thanks, Mary~ Good News deserves to be Viral. :)	Cha	Jan 2015	#83
P.S. Happy New Year, KMOD!	Cha	Jan 2015	#8
Happy New Year, Cha!	KMOD	Jan 2015	#9
Props to Pitt-town	ucrdem	Jan 2015	#6
Happy New Year, buddy!	Cha	Jan 2015	#7
Looks like Pittsburgh has learned something about how to do it, Cha. Happy New Year.	freshwest	Jan 2015	#10
Yes, looks like Pittsburgh lucked out with their New Police Chief, Cameron McLay,	Cha	Jan 2015	#11
Happy New Year, Cha!	marble falls	Jan 2015	#12
Happy New Year to you, marble falls!	Cha	Jan 2015	#13
K for those who can't.	Cha	Jan 2015	#14
Boom, Chief McLay of PPD!	Cha	Jan 2015	#15
I wish every town had a Chief like that. nt	SunSeeker	Jan 2015	#16
Quite right, SunSeeker and may PC Cameron McLay and others like him be a shining example to	Cha	Jan 2015	#17
Props to Pittburgh's new PC, Cameron McLay!	Cha	Jan 2015	#18
Thank you for the Recs, kids.. I'll just kick it for ya!	Cha	Jan 2015	#19
k&r	yortsed snacilbuper	Jan 2015	#20
I was just thinking.. it would be nice to hear from any Pittsburgers(?), yorsted! Get an	Cha	Jan 2015	#21
He's got a job ahead of him after what I observed last night.......	mrmpa	Jan 2015	#22
Wow.. thanks for your personal experience, mrmpa! I know a lot of cops are like this but it	Cha	Jan 2015	#23
Yep I'm in the 'burgh............	mrmpa	Jan 2015	#24
GO Steelers for you and Pittsburgh, mrmpa~ That's who's the favorite team of my friend's sister	Cha	Jan 2015	#25
Was it a Pittsburgh Cop or one from one of the outlying boroughs?	Tommymac	Jan 2015	#56
It was a city cop...........	mrmpa	Jan 2015	#96
At the least forward this thread to him & show him our support as the media is now attacking him	Tommymac	Jan 2015	#97
KICK for PC McLay in Pittsburgh, PA!	Cha	Jan 2015	#26
there is HOPE!	napkinz	Jan 2015	#27
Exactly, napkinz.. our HOPE is building step by step! These cops and Chiefs stand out sooo much	Cha	Jan 2015	#28
I hope we learn about more of them in the coming days and weeks	napkinz	Jan 2015	#51
Good point.. we need to know more about them.. not just a graphic with their signs. Thanks, napkinz	Cha	Jan 2015	#62
Good for him! If he adds "corruption" to his sign as well, then I'll really be impressed	cpamomfromtexas	Jan 2015	#29
I'm impressed for what Chief McLay is doing.. I think the "corruption" is understood.. knowing the	Cha	Jan 2015	#30
Good man, I wish him much good luck in Pittsburgh!	steve2470	Jan 2015	#31
Really Good Man.. the new PC in Pittsburgh, PA, steve! Thank you!	Cha	Jan 2015	#32
Wonderful & heartening!	silverweb	Jan 2015	#33
Thank you for the K&R to get this out there more, silverweb!	Cha	Jan 2015	#34
Kick for our chief in Pittsburgh!	Cha	Jan 2015	#35
..	Cha	Jan 2015	#36
K then	Cha	Jan 2015	#37
What a sweetheart!	JustAnotherGen	Jan 2015	#38
I know, isn't he! GO	Cha	Jan 2015	#39
"End White Silence"!	Cha	Jan 2015	#40
..	Cha	Jan 2015	#41
..	Cha	Jan 2015	#42
#End White Silence	Cha	Jan 2015	#43
I'm in Pgh., and rec	Mc Mike	Jan 2015	#44
Yes, that would be interesting to see where Chief McLay was with the Labor Protests in Madison, Wis	Cha	Jan 2015	#45
Wife & I donated to One Wis, Labor, and Dem candidates in WI	Mc Mike	Jan 2015	#98
I'll second that, Mc Mike...	MrMickeysMom	Jan 2015	#63
I backed Bill Peduto, and hope he does well, and good.	Mc Mike	Jan 2015	#100
I wish him the best, too.	MrMickeysMom	Jan 2015	#101
I've enjoyed reading a lot of your past posts,	Mc Mike	Jan 2015	#105
Lots in the past	MrMickeysMom	Jan 2015	#106
I read what you wrote, M.	Mc Mike	Jan 2015	#107
KICK	Cha	Jan 2015	#46
#End White Silence	Cha	Jan 2015	#47
#End White Silence	Cha	Jan 2015	#48
#End White Silence	Cha	Jan 2015	#49
kick!	napkinz	Jan 2015	#50
Awesome, and he is in great jeopardy now. His life, his job, his family, everything	randys1	Jan 2015	#52
Mahalo randy... #End White Silence from a Police Chief!	Cha	Jan 2015	#64
Just got my UPS text telling me my	randys1	Jan 2015	#65
Good on you! Be careful though.. as you say.. :(	Cha	Jan 2015	#66
Spread the Cameron McLay around!	Dont call me Shirley	Jan 2015	#53
May he be contagious, DcmS!	Cha	Jan 2015	#67
happy new year, cha, and thanks for the greetings from our beautiful friends there. and thanks for	niyad	Jan 2015	#54
Happy New Year, niyad! Chief Cameron McLay is new and they thought long and hard before they	Cha	Jan 2015	#68
thank you for that link. and, will always notice our beautiful friends from the deep!	niyad	Jan 2015	#99
You're Welcome!	Cha	Jan 2015	#104
Good on Police Chief Cameron McClay.	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#55
You're Welcome, she.. Chief McLay came into Pittsburgh from Madison, Wisconsin and is taking	Cha	Jan 2015	#70
"where the last Chief is in jail because of corruption!"	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#77
I know.. you can't make this shite up!	Cha	Jan 2015	#78
....	sheshe2	Jan 2015	#79
Happy to KnR	yardwork	Jan 2015	#57
Hey, yardwork.. Happy New Year and Mahalo!	Cha	Jan 2015	#72
Back atcha!	yardwork	Jan 2015	#102
..	Cha	Jan 2015	#103
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!	WillyT	Jan 2015	#58
kick	napkinz	Jan 2015	#59
Mahalo napkinz!	Cha	Jan 2015	#75
Good Luck to the New Police Chief! Pittsburg has	ebbie15644	Jan 2015	#60
Awesome!	Kath1	Jan 2015	#61
Aloha, Yes, Chief McLay does!	Cha	Jan 2015	#76
Indeed!	Kath1	Jan 2015	#90
Chief McLay is already under fire for it, Kath. as we knew he would be..	Cha	Jan 2015	#91
Of course.	Kath1	Jan 2015	#92
I think the doors are open now and we're not going to give up EVER!	Cha	Jan 2015	#93
YAY!!!!!!!!!	marym625	Jan 2015	#69
Mahalo, Mary.. Happy New Year to you!	Cha	Jan 2015	#80
Mahalo, Cha! n/t	marym625	Jan 2015	#81
Good cops vs. bad cops.	blkmusclmachine	Jan 2015	#71
End White Silence! Yes, now there's something we should all be for!	mountain grammy	Jan 2015	#73
Good idea, mountain grammy!.. Mahalo and Happy New Year!	Cha	Jan 2015	#84
K&R to Infinity and Beyond	1step	Jan 2015	#74
Mahalo 1step!	Cha	Jan 2015	#85
Pittsburgh Police Chief Under Fire For Controversial Photo, Union Says Calls Department Racists	Cha	Jan 2015	#86
Bravo Chief McLay.. we knew you'd be under fire!	Cha	Jan 2015	#87
Chief McLay responds to criticism on facebook	KMOD	Jan 2015	#88
Brave soul!	Cha	Jan 2015	#89
Wow, that's some heavy shit, man!	Major Hogwash	Jan 2015	#94
Me too, Major! Chief McLay has only been sworn in as Chief for a few months having come to them	Cha	Jan 2015	#95

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