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Higher Pay for All CMPD Officers |
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Last fiscal year, the City of Charlotte's elected officials opted to reward police officers for the extraordinary job they are doing. Starting last month, all CMPD officers experienced a pay increase, and 20 to 30 days of vacation each year. |
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Starting pay for new officers is now $45,757 annually, but there are incentives for different languages spoken and education. The starting yearly salary for those with an associate's degree is $48,044, and with a bachelor's degree is $50,332. Depending upon education and experience, an officer's salary can top $90,000! Learn more about CMPD's competitive pay and benefits.
Remember that applications for CMPD are now being accepted all month long. Apply today.
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Chief Johnny Jennings' Vision for CMPD |
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Even before being sworn in July 1, Chief Johnny Jennings did a lot of listening to shape his vision for CMPD. |
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"I have spent the last several months participating in virtual town halls, surveys and in-person conversations," said Jennings to CMPD officers at a recent meeting. "That feedback and insight have been incredibly meaningful."
Here are the "Core Four" strategic priorities that will guide the future of CMPD:
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We recognize the unique stressors our employees are experiencing. We will use research and employee feedback to better inform physical and mental fitness programs, education and incentives, interventions for and improved access to care and social support for our employees. |
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Two: Professional Accountability |
It is vital that we as a police department have a strong customer service mentality, with all the people we interact with and serve. Our training and performance evaluations, our internal checks and balances, even the daily work of how we police our communities are being reviewed and improved to ensure this value is strongly present at CMPD's core. |
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Three: Community Collaboration |
We cannot successfully build trust-based community relations until we recognize how our citizens want to be served. We must be willing to engage and collaborate with community activists, elected officials and anyone else who is willing to come together with reasonable, respectful and responsible dialogue to discuss how to move policing forward. |
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Crime management is how we work to prevent crime from occurring and find alternative outcomes for people involved in criminal activity. We must involve stakeholders more effectively to find alternative solutions for low-level arrests and develop new partnerships for police work. |
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I truly believe this is one of the best police departments, if not the best, in the country, and we’re at the forefront of a lot of things. You can say you were there when policing changed in Charlotte, and know you were a part of it.
- CMPD Police Chief Johnny Jennings
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A New Era of Policing at CMPD |
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A learning agency, CMPD takes every opportunity to review and improve policies and ensure tactics are in line with the department’s high standards. In response to "8 Can't Wait, " we developed this graphic to help our community better understand how and when CMPD adopted each policy. Learn more here.
As we gather community feedback, we are continuously updating policies to reflect its voice. In the last month, CMPD has revised policy regarding crowd control and dispersal, deployment of riot control agents, response to resistance and body-worn camera policy. See the most recent changes.
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Charlotte's Challenge With Violent Crime |
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Charlotte experienced three murders in one night during a Juneteenth celebration in which 200 shots were fired before police arrived. (There have been few productive leads provided by the community in this case.)
A month later, a 14-year-old boy was gunned down by two grown men at a gas station. As of the sending of this email, we have lost 72 human lives in 2020 to violent crimes. In comparison to 2019, there were 63.
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This senseless violence has frustrated and exasperated the Black community, which historically bears a disproportionate percentage of these killings.
CMPD sat down with Arkevious Armstrong, who spent more than two decades in prison and now mentors at-risk youth. He shares his thoughts on what needs to change.
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I didn’t like the police when I was running the streets because I was doing something illegal. We have to get past that. We are losing our babies.
The community needs to start demanding answers from the community. The police are going to do their jobs, but with few leads, there’s little they can do.
Somebody knows something. People need to come forward.
- Arkevious Armstrong, reformed convict, author, mentor
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Be Part of the Solution. Apply to Join CMPD. |
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From NYC to CLT: Lateral Entry Officer Chomicki
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Officer Robert Chomicki is a straight shooter in every sense. Before he retired from NYPD in 2002, he was a tactics trainer teaching firearms to recruits. He also tells it like it is.
“What do I miss about New York? Food, friends and family,” says Chomicki. “Everything else you can keep.”
When Chomicki was originally hired, getting a job at NYPD was competitive. Advancement was also challenging; you could only become a detective if you were related to one. Shortly after 9/11, the department made changes to entry requirements, excluding people who could have made great officers because they lacked college diplomas. While there’s nothing wrong with education, Chomicki says, “You’ve got to be a cop because you want to be a cop, and if you ain’t doing it to help people, you need to quit.”
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Charlotte: A Community of Opportunity |
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Go Outside: 50 Best Outdoor Activities
Within Two Hours of Charlotte
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Especially during COVID-19, going outdoors for fresh air and exercise has never been more important. As Officer Bobby Chomicki, and many from the northeast will attest, that one of Charlotte's big selling points is our beautiful weather and moderate climate. Mecklenburg County is also perfectly situated just hours from the mountains of western North Carolina and the beautiful beaches of the Outer Banks.
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Charlotte is a newer and growing city; there's a lot to do here for young professionals. They can go to "hip" cities that have an identity like Seattle, San Francisco, Austin and conform... or they can come here and create their identity.
- Officer Jim Hetrick
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Thank you for your interest in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Connect with us. |
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