{"id":261181,"date":"2023-05-24T09:51:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/?page_id=261181"},"modified":"2026-01-02T09:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:35:24","slug":"wayneajones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/es\/staff\/wayneajones\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne A. Jones <br><span style=\"font-size:18px\">Jefe de Polic\u00eda<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/ChiefWayneJones-circle.png\" alt=\"Chief Wayne Jones\" title=\"Jefe Wayne Jones\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tWayne A. Jones\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tJefe de Polic\u00eda\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov\" target=\"_self\"  aria-label=\"Vaya a mailto:WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov\">\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov<\/h3><\/a><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Sitio web del administrador de la ciudad<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/es\/city-hall\/city-manager\/\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed para visitar el sitio web del administrador de la ciudad<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Su sitio web de MBPD<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/es\/yourmbpd\/\">Haga clic aqu\u00ed para visitar el sitio web de la Polic\u00eda de la Ciudad de Miami Beach<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Wayne A. Jones<\/strong> Asumi\u00f3 el cargo de 21.er Jefe de Polic\u00eda del Departamento de Polic\u00eda de Miami Beach el 1 de septiembre de 2023. Con una distinguida trayectoria de 27 a\u00f1os, \u00edntegramente en la ciudad de Miami Beach, el Jefe Jones ascendi\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s de diversos puestos, incluyendo oficial de patrulla, detective, sargento, teniente, capit\u00e1n y mayor, hasta alcanzar el puesto de Subjefe en 2019. Su amplia experiencia ha beneficiado significativamente a nuestra ciudad. Cabe destacar que, durante su mandato como sargento de asuntos comunitarios, sent\u00f3 las bases del ahora aclamado Programa de Oficiales de Recursos para Personas sin Hogar, que emplea un enfoque integral de divulgaci\u00f3n, participaci\u00f3n y cumplimiento de la ley.<\/p>\n<p>En su calidad de mayor a cargo de los servicios de apoyo, el Jefe Jones orquest\u00f3 una iniciativa estrat\u00e9gica para impulsar el reclutamiento de mujeres polic\u00edas, lo que result\u00f3 en un aumento de contrataciones del 12% al 18%. Adem\u00e1s, mientras se desempe\u00f1aba como mayor en la divisi\u00f3n de investigaciones criminales, estableci\u00f3 la unidad de trata de personas del departamento. Posteriormente, esta unidad lider\u00f3 al Condado de Miami-Dade en las investigaciones de trata y los arrestos por delitos de trata sexual.<\/p>\n<p>El Jefe Jones obtuvo una licenciatura en Ciencias Pol\u00edticas y Administraci\u00f3n P\u00fablica de la Universidad Florida Memorial, adem\u00e1s de una maestr\u00eda en Administraci\u00f3n P\u00fablica de la Universidad Internacional de Florida. Su trayectoria acad\u00e9mica tambi\u00e9n incluye un t\u00edtulo de asociado del Miami Dade College en pilotaje profesional y tecnolog\u00eda. Es un distinguido exalumno de Miami Fellows (Clase II). Entre sus logros m\u00e1s destacados se incluyen la finalizaci\u00f3n exitosa del Seminario de Desarrollo Ejecutivo para las Fuerzas del Orden del Bur\u00f3 Federal de Investigaciones (FBI) y del Instituto de Alta Direcci\u00f3n para la Polic\u00eda del Foro de Investigaci\u00f3n Ejecutiva Policial.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne A. 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