April 16, 2019 Police body cam video from the latest fatal police shooting was released Monday afternoon. Tuesday morning, Mayor Vi Lyles, City Manager Marcus Jones and Police Chief Kerr Putney sat at the front of a packed Forum assembly to answer questions. Most of the questions dealt, one way ... Continue Reading →
City seeks to boost collaboration among small grassroots groups
Aug. 14, 2018 Kerr Putney and Willie Ratchford made a pitch Tuesday for help reshaping how Charlotte deals with community challenges. Using a new round of micro-grants to area grassroots groups, CMPD Chief Kerr Putney said his aim was to force small groups working on similar problems to work ... Continue Reading →
Police chief: We’re working to educate all on interactions with officers
Aug. 2, 2016 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney brought officer J.D. Williams along with him this morning, to introduce Forum participants to a CMPD officer who could help them understand the work that all members of the police force do. Questions ranged widely. But much of the ... Continue Reading →
Meet Kerr Putney, new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police
Aug. 4, 2015 Back when the city was looking for someone to replace retiring Police Chief Rodney Monroe, the talk was that Kerr Putney was an incurable introvert. Perhaps he is. But at the Forum Tuesday, he was a warm, outgoing, clarifying, reassuring presence, focused on explaining his officers' ... Continue Reading →