Estella Patterson was sworn in Friday as the new chief of police for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, marking a full circle moment for the veteran officer who began her law enforcement ...

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 ...

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 ...

The city of Charlotte’s settlement with Lance Patterson has been in news because of its timing and the hiring of his wife, Estella as police chief. But the lawsuit and settlement aren’t anything new ...