Dana Thomasson
Texas City,USA
Summary
Experienced law enforcement professional seeking appointment as a Fugitive Apprehension Division Deputy with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office, leveraging patrol, CID, FTO, SRT, sex offender registration management, and full-access TCIC/NCIC experience to locate, arrest, and process wanted persons while ensuring accurate warrant handling and coordination with courts and other agencies.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Officer
La Marque Police Department
La Marque, Texas
12.2017 - Current
- Conduct proactive and reactive patrols, respond to calls for service, investigate criminal offenses, and enforce state laws and city ordinances while completing detailed offense, arrest, and supplemental reports.
- Locate and arrest wanted persons, confirm and process warrants, and coordinate with dispatch and jail staff to ensure accurate warrant verification, entries, and clearances for in-custody and out-of-custody arrests.
- Serve as a Field Training Officer (FTO) for approximately 6 years, training and evaluating new officers in department policies, officer safety tactics, report writing, warrant procedures, and proper use of Motorola RMS/CAD and related technology.
- Serve on the Special Response Team (SRT) for 4 years, assisting with high-risk warrant service, barricaded subject incidents, and other tactical operations requiring coordinated entry, search, and apprehension.
- Assigned to Criminal Investigations Division (CID) for 2 years, conducting interviews and interrogations, drafting search warrants, collecting and preserving evidence, and preparing comprehensive case files for prosecution.
- Manage sex offender registration for the department, including initial registrations, periodic updates, address verifications, and follow-up contacts, using Texas Department of Public Safety training to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
- Utilize full-access TCIC/NCIC credentials to perform criminal history and wanted-person checks, confirm warrants, and update records to support patrol and investigative operations.
- Coordinate regularly with the District Attorney’s Office, courts, probation, parole, and other agencies regarding case status, warrants, and court appearances.
- Provide professional, trauma-informed service to victims, witnesses, and the public, explaining criminal justice processes and connecting individuals with appropriate resources.
Education
Basic Peace Officer Course -
College of the Mainland Police Academy
Texas12-2017
GED - undefined
California Department of Education
San Clemente, California01-2007
Skills
- Fugitive location, apprehension, and transport
- Warrant service, arrest, and search procedures
- Sex offender registration and compliance monitoring
- Criminal investigations and case preparation
- Field Training Officer (FTO) leadership and mentorship
- Tactical operations with Special Response Team (SRT)
- TCIC/NCIC full-access inquiries and entries
- Courtroom testimony and coordination with prosecutors
- Records management and documentation
- Communication with courts, prosecutors, and other agencies
- Confidentiality and professional ethics
- Motorola RMS/CAD system
- TCIC/NCIC criminal justice information systems – full access
- Mobile data terminals and in-car video systems
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Digital evidence and records management systems
- Emergency vehicle operation
- Surveillance
Certification
- Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) Peace Officer License – Intermediate
- Special Response Team (SRT) / tactical operations training
- Field Training Officer (FTO) training
- Sex Offender Registration training – Texas Department of Public Safety
- Full Access TCIC/NCIC Certification
- Additional TCOLE in-service, patrol, investigative, and tactical courses
Timeline
Police Officer
La Marque Police Department
12.2017 - Current
GED - undefined
California Department of Education
Basic Peace Officer Course -
College of the Mainland Police Academy