In less than a week, Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay has moved to put a stamp on his command staff that says he is taking community policing—especially bureau relations with the Black community—seriously.
Immediately upon being officially sworn in as chief, McLay announced that 37-year veteran Assistant Chief Maurita Bryant would be staying on and returning to the helm of the bureau’s Investigations division. Bryant has served in a supervisory capacity for more than 19 years. After serving in various capacities from patrol to criminal investigations and rising through the supervisory ranks, Assistant Chief Bryant most recently oversaw the Operations Branch.
Bryant had indicated she planned to retire after her term as president of the National Organization for Black Law Enforcement Executives, which held its national convention in Pittsburgh last year, expired.
She is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police, the FBI National Academy and Leadership Pittsburgh. Bryant has taught law enforcement and anti-terrorism courses to law enforcement agencies around the world and is involved with various organizations that work with inner-city youths.
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