The release of CMPD’s end-of-year crime stats on Thursday showed a decrease in overall and violent crime in Charlotte.

State lawmakers have their eyes on Charlotte. Seven local leaders will be in Raleigh on Jan. 29 to answer the House Oversight ...

CHARLOTTE — Sheriff Garry McFadden will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Jan. 22 regarding public safety in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — New Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Estella Patterson is no stranger to the department, having worked there for 25 years before becoming chief in Raleigh. Now ...

One week after being sworn in as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s first female chief, Estella Patterson says her focus is on rebuilding trust, reducing violent crime and filling hundreds ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One week after being sworn in as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s first female chief, Estella Patterson says her focus is on rebuilding trust, reducing violent crime and ...

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, becoming the ...

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 ...