Lieutenant Dwain Jones is a lifetime Austin area resident. Lieutenant Jones graduated from the Capitol Area Regional Police Academy in Austin, Texas in January 1994. After his academy graduation, he went to work for a small police department in Travis County. After working there for three years he joined the Williamson County Precinct 4 Constables office in Taylor, Texas where he served eastern Williamson County for three years. In November 1999 he joined the Hutto Police Department as a patrol officer; in March 2002 he was promoted to Sergeant. In December 2004 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, and in April 2005 Lieutenant Jones served as the interim Police Chief until December 2005. Today Lieutenant Jones serves as the patrol division commander.

Lieutenant Jones holds an Advanced Peace Officer License from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education. He is certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing; he serves as the department firearms range master and is a firearms instructor. He holds a Special Investigators certificate as well as an instructor’s certificate from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education. Lieutenant Jones duties include leading the patrol division and police administrative staff, vehicle fleet maintenance, department training coordinator, property and evidence officer, Hutto Police Department Field Training Coordinator, and Terminal Agency Coordinator (TAC) for the Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (TLETS).

Awards:
City of Hutto Core Values - Fairness 2010
City of Hutto, Core Values-Service Minded 2008
City of Hutto, Outstanding Service 2007
City of Hutto Core Values-Role Modeling and Mentoring 2007
Hutto Police Department, Officer of the Year 2006
100 Club of Central Texas, Circle of Excellence 2006
Hutto Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Service 2005
City of Hutto, Leadership Award 2005
Hutto Police Department, Officer of the Year 2003

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education Awards
TCLEOSE Advanced Peace Officer Certificate
TCLEOSE Instructor Proficiency Certificate
TCLEOSE Firearms Instructor Certificate
TCLEOSE Special Investigator Certificate
TCLEOSE Field Training Officer

Professional Affiliations:
Texas Municipal Police Association
Texas Police Chiefs Association
Texas Police Officers Association
FBI-LEEDA