CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If you have Facebook or Twitter, you may have noticed CMPD posting more positive stories of officers engaging in the community. They aren't doing this to earn a "congratulations".

• Officers say they want to show people there's more to them than a gun and a badge
• After the riots and protests in 2016, CMPD started working to show more positive stories of officers interacting with the areas they patrol
• CMPD says they plan to continue to post more stories each week as they continue to grow their social media presence

Officers say they want to show people there's more to them than a gun and a badge. 

"So many of the stories where police are highlighted are when we're locking someone up, or if there's a complaint on us, or an officer is in trouble," says Officer Chad Webster. 

After the riots and protests in 2016, CMPD started working to show more positive stories of officers interacting with the areas they patrol. Now, it's become a movement, with people posting their own stories of positive policing. 

"They do these things because it's the right thing to do, not because they want credit for it," says Melissa Treadaway, in charge of social media for CMPD. 

"It's not about the "me". When we put this uniform on, it's about the job, it's not about the spotlight," Officer Webster says. 

CMPD says they plan to continue to post more stories each week as they continue to grow their social media presence.