CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNCN) — In a return to her patrolling roots, Estella Patterson has been named as the new police chief in Charlotte. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Patterson ...

Estella Patterson, the former chief of the Raleigh Police Department, will take over as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police chief. Patterson, who started her career at CMPD in 1996 and worked at the ...

Former Raleigh police chief Estella Patterson will be named the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Police Chief. Patterson stepped down from her role with RPD in March 2025. Former Raleigh ...

CHARLOTTE — 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 ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Estella Patterson named CMPD chief in 2025, first woman to lead department. She reduced Raleigh vacancies and secured federal grants ...

Charlotte City Manager Marcus Jones has hired Estella Patterson, the former chief of the Raleigh Police Department, to take over as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief. Jones' decision was announced by ...

Estella Patterson named CMPD chief in 2025, first woman to lead department. She reduced Raleigh vacancies and secured federal grants for crime tech. Her tenure drew scrutiny in a fatal 2023 stun case ...