CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The long-awaited outer carrier vests for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police patrol officers are finally here. Commanders will issue the new gear this week and offer ...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers and sergeants can apply to wear outer carrier vests. In an email to officers, CMPD Human Resources announced the change late Thursday morning.

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A resolution appears to have been found in the long debate over whether Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers on patrol can wear vests on the outside of their uniforms. A CMPD human resources email ...

Some officers at the Albany Police Department are sporting new safety vests, but not everyone there or at other mid-valley agencies has them yet because they are so expensive. Officers in Albany ...

For a good slice of the 20th century, the image of the beat cop was synonymous with dependability, trustworthiness and security. The police officer on patrol—whether walking neighborhood sidewalks or ...