A majority of the Charlotte City Council voted in closed session to give police chief Johnny Jennings a $305,000 settlement. Nearly $60,000 of that money will increase his pension.

The settlement came after a feud with a former City Council member who was upset that Jennings didn't permit officers to wear ...

CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings announced his retirement and a $305,000 “separation agreement” with the city on Sunday.

The Charlotte City Council has officially sworn in Edwin Peacock III as the new representative for District 6.

Jennings told a new Charlotte newsletter he will retire from the department on Jan. 1, 2026, and that he received $305,000 in a separation agreement.

He was appointed to fill the District 6 seat left vacant by Tariq Bokhari and will remain in that seat until the November election.

The vote will take a little over a week, in order to allow all members to cast a ballot. On Sunday, Chief Johnny Jennings announced his retirement and released the full details of his settlement with ...

Now that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings has shared his plans to retire by 2026, city leaders will begin a ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings’ retirement is still of interest to North Carolina Auditor Dave Boliek. Jennings announced May 25 he plans to leave the post at year’s end after 33 ...

Putney announced his retirement in 2019, but stayed on until July 1, 2020. In his last month, the protests over the police ...

Charlotte city government had been humming along quietly for a while, avoiding any major controversy. But WFAE’s Tommy ...