INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWSNewport News, Virginia

From Flock in Newport News: The money, the impact and the oversight

Employment record

Public institution
City of Newport News
Department / office / school
Police
Position / title
Assistant Police Chief
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.

Employment source [1]

Original roster wording & label sources
Name in source
BRANDON CRESWELL
Department in source
Police
Position in source
ASST POLICE CHIEF

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.

Brandon E. Creswell

Assistant Chief - Investigations · Police

Checked: October 7, 2026

creswellbe@nnva.gov

757-928-4303

Official City public-contact directory [2]

Salary & compensation

Published role range

$154,154.03 – $165,937.07

This annual amount is matched to the department and job classification. The underlying compensation file does not name employees, so it cannot verify Brandon Creswell’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 [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.

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 published report identifies Assistant Chief Brandon Creswell as the City point of contact on the October 24, 2024 Flock Condor purchase order.

Source date: September 22, 2026

Flock in Newport News: The money, the impact and the oversight [6]

Being mentioned in a report does not itself establish wrongdoing.

References

  1. City FOIA Employees by PositionEmployee roster · Period: May 2026 · Tracker row ID 1601 · Source page 18
  2. Official City public-contact directoryOfficial public listing · Photo source · Checked: October 7, 2026 · Checked: October 1, 2026
  3. Official City staff directoryOfficial public listing · Checked: June 28, 2026
  4. Employee compensation — September 2026Compensation dataset · Document date: September 1, 2026 · Downloaded: October 1, 2026 · Checked: October 1, 2026 · Period: September 2026 published dataset; downloaded October 1, 2026 · Source department: Police · Job classification: ASST POLICE CHIEF
  5. Official organization name sourceOrganization label source · Checked: October 8, 2026
  6. Flock in Newport News: The money, the impact and the oversightPublished reporting · Published: September 22, 2026
  7. Directory sources and verificationMethodology