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When you become a part of our community, you are family. The Norfolk Police Department makes sure you have what you need to grow your career while you serve a unique and diverse community. Today will be different when you work for NPD.
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Truly Diverse
Assistant Chief Michelle Naughton-EPPS
I joined the Norfolk Police Department on November 13, 2000. I spent almost two years in the police academy due to a torn ACL and meniscus. I graduated on August 22, 2002, and I started my career in patrol at the Second Patrol Division. I was then transferred to the Vice and Narcotics Division in 2004 after several undercover assignments. After beating cancer, I was assigned to the First Patrol Division where I became a Community Resource Officer with NRHA in 2007. I was promoted to Sergeant in 2011 and worked in patrol and the Training Division as a Sergeant. I was promoted in 2015 to the rank of Lieutenant working as a Sector Lieutenant in patrol and then in the Vice and Narcotics Division. In 2019 I was promoted to Captain and assigned to the Office of P.R.I.M.E. Affairs and as the Commanding Officer of the Third Patrol Division. I am currently an Assistant Chief assigned to the Field Operations Bureau. My career has been centered around community engagement as I have worked primarily in communities of opportunity. After 21 years, I still love and enjoy my job and every day is different filled with opportunities to meet people, problem solve and positively impact change through my service. The best part of my job is interacting and engaging with the wonderful people in my community in the City of Norfolk.Â
Diversity in the workplace is important because you can have a group of people working towards a common goal who have different cultures and ethnicities. As one works and develops relationships with their co-workers, a mutual respect and understanding for their differences is gained. Pre-conceived notions and bias are removed as you learn and appreciate everyone’s personal differences. It is these differences that makes the NPD a wonderful place to work. I have met some of the most amazing people at work and they are not just co-workers, but family.Â
Sergeant Steven Bissett
During my time with the Norfolk Police Department, I have been assigned to Patrol, the Traffic Unit/Fatality Team, a precinct TAC Unit, and Detective Division. I have served as an openly gay officer, Field Training Instructor, Corporal, and Sergeant. Being an openly gay officer has allowed me to provide members of the LGBTQ+ community with a level of comfort when they are victims of a crime. It has also allowed me to be there for fellow officers when they are handling a call for service within the community or dealing with LGBTQ+ individuals in their personal lives or families. The level of acceptance that I have experienced within the community and from my coworkers has been outstanding. The Norfolk Police Department has allowed me to show that members of the LGBTQ+ community are committed to serving the residents of Norfolk, and that the Norfolk Police Department is a truly inclusive organization that treats diversity with respect. The culture of NPD allows you to not only feel comfortable, but also to include your partner in the police family.
Sergeant Hakima King
Sergeant Hakima King joined the Norfolk Police Department in 2012, after successfully completing the Norfolk Police Academy. Sergeant King got promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2021. During her tenure with the Norfolk Police Department, she has been assigned to the 1st Patrol Division as a Community Resource Officer. While a Norfolk Police Officer, Sergeant King has received certifications as a General Instructor, Firearms Instructor, Bike Officer, Police Training Officer (PTO), C.I.T, and is currently a negotiator on the Hostage Crisis Negotiation Team. She started her Law Enforcement career in 2005 with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at the young age of 22. There she worked as a Violent Crimes Detective, Juvenile Detective, and Field Training Instructor (FTI). In 2007 she devoted her life to helping the youth. She then went on to mentoring incorrigible teenage girls with family and self-esteem issues, also working with habitual runaways. She’s been very proactive in the lives of the youth. In 2018 she, along with several co-workers, developed a youth program with the Norfolk Police Department, T.R.U.E (Teaching, Reaching, Understanding, Educating), that was implemented inside all Norfolk Public Schools. Sergeant King is currently assigned to the 2nd Patrol Division.
Officer Anthony Marquez
I started my career with the Norfolk Police Department on January 26, 2015, when I became a part of Norfolk Police Academy Recruit Class 96. Six months later, on July 23, 2015, I graduated from the Police Academy and was then assigned to the 2nd Patrol Division. For the last 6 years I have served my time in uniformed patrol, where I answer calls for service, and on the tactical unit, where I focused primarily on criminal activity. While on the Norfolk Police Department, I have also been provided the opportunity to attend many courses and schools such as the Special Operations Team (SWAT) School, Defensive Tactics Instructor School, General Instructor School, Police Training Officer School, Virginia Gang Association Conference, and the Impact of Trauma on Law Enforcement Conference. I am grateful that the department has been patient with me as I also work and do my required duties in the Marine Corps Reserve. This department has blessed me with some of the greatest friends, some who I consider family, and for that I will forever be grateful. As a Puerto Rican serving on the Norfolk Police Department, I believe diversity is important at the Norfolk Police Department because it allows for different experiences and perspectives to come from different backgrounds and to be shared amongst coworkers to create a well-balanced work force for better productivity.
A Department that is as diverse as the communites it serves.
The Norfolk Police Department is committed to represent one of the most diverse cities in the region. Norfolk is home to over 244,000 residents from all walks of life that include an array of social, economic, and ethnic groups. It is the Norfolk Police Department’s mission to recruit, attract, and maintain a diverse work agency that will represent our city, citizens, and the communities we serve. Â
