Employment record
- Public institution
- City of Newport News
- Department / office / school
- Police
- Position / title
- Police Officer, Master
- Source type
- Roster assignment
- Classification / role type
- Fire/Police 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.
Original roster wording & label sources
- Name in source
- SETH ADAMS
- Department in source
- Police
- Position in source
- POLICE OFFICER, MASTER
Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.
Salary & compensation
Published role range
$73,329 – $101,084
This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Seth Adams’s individual pay.
September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026. The minimum and maximum describe the matching role group, not this person’s earnings.
Compensation source [2]Public records & case history
Dated professional records, case roles and court outcomes. Lawsuit allegations are identified separately from findings.
No verified professional, licensure, certification or case record is attached to this profile.
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.
Notes
The Newport News Police Department’s 2022 Annual Report lists Detective Seth Adams among Outstanding Police Performance award recipients at its August 25, 2022 awards ceremony.
Reviewed: October 14, 2026
NNPD 2022 Annual Report, p. 24 [4]The Newport News Police Department’s 2024 Annual Report lists Detective Seth Adams among Outstanding Police Performance award recipients at its June 26, 2024 awards ceremony.
Reviewed: October 14, 2026
NNPD 2024 Annual Report, p. 25 [5]