{"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\/ht\/staff\/wayneajones\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayne A. Jones <br><span style=\"font-size:18px\">Ch\u00e8f Lapolis<\/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=\"Ch\u00e8f Wayne Jones\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tWayne A. Jones\t<\/h1>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCh\u00e8f Lapolis\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:WayneJones@miamibeachfl.gov\" target=\"_self\"  aria-label=\"Ale nan adr\u00e8s imel: 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>Sitw\u00e8b Direkt\u00e8 Vil la<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/ht\/city-hall\/city-manager\/\">Klike la a pou vizite sitw\u00e8b Direkt\u00e8 Vil la<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h3>Sitw\u00e8b MBPD ou a<\/h3><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibeachfl.gov\/ht\/yourmbpd\/\">Klike la a pou vizite sitw\u00e8b Lapolis Vil Miami Beach la<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t<p><strong>Wayne A. Jones<\/strong> te pran w\u00f2l 21y\u00e8m Ch\u00e8f Lapolis Depatman Lapolis Miami Beach la nan dat 1ye septanm 2023. Av\u00e8k yon kary\u00e8 distenge 27 ane anty\u00e8man nan Vil Miami Beach, Ch\u00e8f Jones te monte nan div\u00e8s w\u00f2l, tankou ofisye patwouy, detektiv, s\u00e8jan, lyetnan, kapit\u00e8n ak maj\u00f2, pou finalman rive nan pozisyon Ch\u00e8f Adjwen an 2019. Eksperyans vaste li a te benefisye vil nou an anpil. Li enp\u00f2tan pou note, pandan manda li k\u00f2m s\u00e8jan nan zaf\u00e8 kominot\u00e8, li te prepare teren pou Pwogram Ofisye Resous pou Moun ki Sanzabri a, ki kounye a resevwa anpil aklame nasyonalman, ki itilize yon apw\u00f2ch konpl\u00e8 pou sansibilizasyon, angajman ak aplikasyon lalwa.<\/p>\n<p>Nan kapasite li k\u00f2m yon gwo sip\u00e8viz\u00e8 s\u00e8vis sip\u00f2, Ch\u00e8f Jones te \u00f2kestre yon inisyativ estratejik pou ranf\u00f2se rekritman ofisye lapolis fi, sa ki te mennen nan yon ogmantasyon nan anbochaj soti nan 12% pou rive nan 18%. Anplis de sa, pandan l t ap s\u00e8vi k\u00f2m yon gwo sip\u00e8viz\u00e8 nan divizyon ank\u00e8t krimin\u00e8l la, li te etabli inite trafik moun depatman an. Inite a te vin dirije Konte Miami-Dade nan ank\u00e8t sou trafik moun ak arestasyon pou ofans trafik s\u00e8ks.<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u00e8f Jones te resevwa yon lisans nan syans politik ak administrasyon piblik nan Florida Memorial University, ansanm ak yon metriz nan administrasyon piblik nan Florida International University. Parcours edikasyon\u00e8l li a gen ladan tou yon dipl\u00f2m asosye nan Miami Dade College nan pilotaj pwofesyon\u00e8l ak teknoloji. Li se yon ansyen el\u00e8v distenge Miami Fellows (Klas II). Pami reyalizasyon remakab yo genyen patisipasyon Ch\u00e8f Jones nan pwogram Semin\u00e8 Devlopman Egzekitif Aplikasyon Lalwa Federal Bureau of Investigation an ak Enstiti Jesyon Senior pou Lapolis nan Fow\u00f2m Rech\u00e8ch Egzekitif Lapolis la.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne A. 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