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 ...

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 ...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department formally introduced its new chief Monday. The city announced that Estella Patterson will be taking over for Chief Johnny Jennings Friday, making her the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The possibility of a controversial gunshot detection program coming to Raleigh may be more likely than before, Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson suggested recently. ShotSpotter, the surveillance ...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has named Estella Patterson its next chief, bringing her back to the department where she started her career nearly three decades ago, the city announced ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — North Carolina Governor Josh Stein took part in the swearing-in ceremony for former Raleigh police chief Estella Patterson on Friday morning, who is stepping into the same ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police’s incoming chief, Estella Patterson, said her goal is to fill all officer vacancies at the department after she’s sworn in on Dec. 1. And once she’s done that, she said, ...

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 ...