Employment record
- Public institution
- City of Newport News
- Department / office / school
- Police
- Position / title
- Chief of Police
- Source type
- Roster assignment
- Classification / role type
- Management Schedule
- Record status
- Listed in source roster
- Source date / period
- May 2026
The roster records an assignment at the stated date. It does not establish employment status today.
Employment source [1]
Original roster wording & label sources
- Name in source
- STEVE DREW
- Department in source
- Police
- Position in source
- CHIEF OF POLICE
Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.
Official compensation job classification [4]
Official organization name source [5]
Official website listings
These separately dated website roles and contacts do not replace the original roster assignment or its compensation match.
Salary & compensation
Published role rate
$238,565.60
This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Steve Drew’s individual pay.
September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026. One source pay record matches this department/title. A unique title match is still not direct named-pay evidence.
Compensation source [4]Contribute a dated public salary record
Public records & case history
Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.
Civil litigation · October 6, 2026
Cline v. Riley
Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1099-25-1
Role in this record: Defendant / appellee. Individual and official capacities as Newport News police officers.
Plaintiff alleged malicious prosecution without probable cause. These are civil allegations, not a misconduct finding.
Documented outcome: The Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of the complaint based on intervening and superseding findings of probable cause. It did not reach the challenge to the separate ruling sustaining Chief Drew's demurrer.
Do not report a merits finding of dishonesty or infer Brady/Giglio designation. Later proceedings have not been verified beyond the cited records.
Identity match & review date
Full first and last name plus Newport News Police Department in the court opinion match the May 2026 roster; source middle initial retained. Reviewed October 10, 2026.
Civil litigation · January 6, 2026
Jones v. Drew
Court of Appeals of Virginia · 1967-24-1
Role in this record: Defendant / appellee. Individual versus official capacity not expressly specified in the reviewed opinion.
Former officer plaintiff alleged that Drew, Riley and Ross instituted criminal proceedings without probable cause; Howser was accused in connection with an internal affairs investigation.
Documented outcome: The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s pleas in bar and demurrer. The excerpt contains the caption and appellate conclusion; full reasoning is available at the original source.
Do not transfer capacities stated in Cline to this case. Later proceedings have not been verified beyond the cited records.
Identity match & review date
Full first and last name plus Newport News Police Department in the court opinion match the May 2026 roster; source middle initial retained. Reviewed October 10, 2026.
Brady/Giglio status has not been established here. A lawsuit, decertification decision or third-party database entry does not by itself establish inclusion on a prosecutor’s list. List access and research gaps.
