Employment record
- Public institution
- City of Newport News
- Department / office / school
- Police
- Position / title
- Public Safety Comm Supervisor
- Source type
- Roster assignment
- Classification / role type
- General 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
- VALERIE ATKINSON
- Department in source
- Police
- Position in source
- PUBLIC SAFETY COMM SUPERVISOR
Common job-title abbreviations are expanded for readability. Original wording, job levels and compensation matches are preserved.
Salary & compensation
Published role range
$84,350.53 – $97,487.43
This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Valerie Atkinson’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 2023 annual report names Valerie Atkinson as its 2023 Dispatcher of the Year.
Reviewed: October 14, 2026
NNPD 2023 annual report [4]NNPD’s Running Code podcast released an episode featuring Valerie Atkinson on April 17, 2025. Its description identifies her as a public safety communications supervisor and a 25-year veteran of the Emergency Communications Center, and says she discusses her work and training new dispatchers.
Reviewed: October 14, 2026
NNPD Running Code, episode 26 [5]