McLay made national headlines when he delivered a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention that focused on police-community relations in the United States . He received criticism for the speech for appearing in full police uniform while giving the appearance of endorsing a political party and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton , a violation of city of Pittsburgh ethics codes for police officers in uniform . According to a section of the city codes , " No officer or employee of the Department of Police shall campaign for a candidate for any office or for a ballot issue while on duty , while wearing a uniform or while on City property . Nor may he/she identify himself/herself as an employee of the Department of Police . " Mclay was identified and introduced at the DNC Convention as the Pittsburgh Police Chief and made the speech in full uniform . He did not mention Hillary Clinton or the Democratic Party by name in the speech
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Cameron McLay