CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief will retire by the end of the year, sources told Channel 9 Monday afternoon.
Chief Kerr Putney is expected to return as chief in 2020 to help work through the Republican National Convention when it comes to Charlotte.
When he returns in 2020, he will not be able to work more than 1,000 hours for the city.
The city manager will appoint an interim chief to serve until Putney returns for the RNC. Sources said an internal candidate is to be named the interim chief.
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Sources also told Channel 9’s Joe Bruno and Allison Latos a press conference is being planned for Wednesday to announce Putney’s retirement.
Putney was hired by CMPD in 1992, was ranked deputy chief in 2007 and named police chief in June 2015.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in criminology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a master’s degree in criminology from East Carolina University.
No other information has been released.
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