Marvette Monroe holds their family Bible while City Clerk Brenda Freeze adminsters the Oath of Office to CMPD's newest Chief of Police, Rodney Monroe. (Photo: CMPD)CMPD's newest Chief of Police, Rodney Monroe, took his Oath of Office this morning in a small ceremony at Police Headquarters. He started his first day meeting with deputy chiefs Ken Miller and David Graham and will hold his first meeting with his Command Staff this afternoon. This meeting will include captains, majors, deputy chiefs and managers of various divisions within the department.
Chief Monroe comes to Charlotte from Richmond, VA where he was the chief for the last three years. Prior to that, he served as the chief of the Macon, GA police department and spent 22 years with the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department where he rose to the rank of assistant chief.