Nominations for Police-Community Relations Awards Open through March
Published on February 21, 2025
The City of Charlotte is accepting nominations for the 45th annual Police-Community Relations Awards.
The awards recognize officers and work teams from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who are building positive, problem-solving relationships with individual residents and neighborhood groups. The awards ceremony is put on by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations as an annual feature of National Police Week.
“The annual Police-Community Relations Awards are a profound and vital way of acknowledging that our officers are important to the Charlotte community,” said Mayor Vi Lyles. “It’s beautiful when residents are able to share their experiences with officers and recognize the meaningful work they do.”
Nominations of an officer or team may be submitted using an online form or by mail. Mailed nominations should be addressed to:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee
Belmont Regional Center
700 Parkwood Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28205
Mailed nominations should include:
- The name, phone number and email address of the person making the nomination.
- The names of the officer or officers being nominated.
- The district where the officers work.
- The characteristics that qualify the officers for an award.
The submission deadline to be considered for the 2025 awards is Monday, March 31. Nominations will be reviewed by a group made up of members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee. Officers selected will be honored at an awards ceremony on May 15.
Hear from past honoree Captain Stephen Iyevbele and learn about what the Police-Community Relations Awards mean to officers and the community.
The list of winners at the 44th annual awards ceremony in 2024 is available on the city’s website.
For more information, contact Maura Chavez at maura.chavez@charlottenc.gov or 704-336-4988.