Author and local historian Ryan L. Sumner selected these images from a variety of sources, including the department�s archives, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Coun...view moreAuthor and local historian Ryan L. Sumner selected these images from a variety of sources, including the department�s archives, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, University of North Carolina�Charlotte, the families of current and retired officers, and the Charlotte Observer. This volume is adapted from Behind the Badge: Policing in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, 1865�2009, a collaborative exhibit of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Charlotte Museum of History that was curated by Sumner. This book is sponsored by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Benevolent Fund, a nonprofit organization.view less