The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department held a formal swearing-in ceremony for the new chief of police, Estella Patterson, Friday morning at the police academy. The chief’s badge was pinned onto ...

Estella Patterson, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's first female chief, was sworn in at a ceremony in southwest Charlotte Friday morning that at times felt like a presidential ...

Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce credited community engagement as a major reason behind a drop in crime last year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlotte’s new police chief is pushing for higher pay and take-home patrol cars as she looks to fill nearly 300 vacancies.

The new police chief also discussed recruitment efforts, crime in uptown and teenagers who are riding e-bikes recklessly ...

Monday’s hearing resumed with questions for Patterson, who took over in recent months as head of CMPD from Johnny Jennings. Patterson, who previously led Raleigh’s police department, received a warmer ...

CHARLOTTE — Channel 9 sat down one-on-one with the new chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Thursday. Estella Patterson was appointed as the new chief of the department last month, ...

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte’s new police chief is pushing for higher pay and take-home patrol cars as she looks to fill nearly 300 vacancies. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Estella Patterson ...