RPD Annual Report

North Carolina Dogwood Award

On November 22, 2022, Chief Patterson accepted the Dogwood Award on behalf of the Raleigh Police Department. Each year, Attorney General Stein recognizes North Carolinians who help to make their communities safer, stronger, and healthier. “Sadly, Raleigh recently experienced an all-too-common tragedy – a deadly shooter who murdered five people and shot and injured another two,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “The Raleigh Police Department responded to this horrific crime immediately and professionally, bringing the horror to an end, even as they grieved one of their own. Police officers run toward danger when the rest of us run away, and we’re grateful to the entire department for doing so on our behalf.”

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