[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING SENIOR OFFICER JOHNNY JONES OF THE GRAPEVINE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                        FOR 31 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 22, 2011

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great honor to rise today to 
recognize Senior Officer Johnny Jones of the Grapevine Police 
Department. Mr. Jones is a dedicated public servant who is retiring 
after 31 years of remarkable service to the Grapevine community.
  Mr. Jones was born in Denton, Texas, spending his childhood and youth 
growing up in Grapevine. Soon after graduating from Grapevine High 
School, Mr. Jones took a position on June 19, 1980 with the Grapevine 
Police Department as a dispatcher. On June 16, 1981, upon completing 
the police academy, Mr. Jones was appointed to the Grapevine Police 
Department. Since then, Mr. Jones has attained the highest level of law 
enforcement certification as a Texas Peace Officer and Master Peace 
Officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards 
and Education. A critical member of the Grapevine Police Department, 
Mr. Jones has served in various roles. These include the positions of 
dispatcher, patrol officer, motorcycle officer, detective, and crime 
prevention officer.
  In 1998, Mr. Jones left the police department to join the City of 
Grapevine's Information Technology Department as a customer service 
manager. One year later, Mr. Jones returned to the police force with 
added skills and expertise. Not long after returning to the police 
force he became a Certified Forensic Computer Examiner, one of only 
approximately 700 in the world. Mr. Jones has used his expert knowledge 
and skills in forensic computer examination to aid the Grapevine Police 
Department in capturing numerous online sexual predators and other 
felons.
  Over the course of his 31-year career, Mr. Jones has remained 
committed to the service and protection of the City of Grapevine and 
its residents. I ask all of my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Senior Officer Jones for his distinguished career with the Grapevine 
Police Department.

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