Captain Arnold Moreno

Captain Arnold L. Moreno started his law enforcement career in 1981 as a communications operator for the Galveston Police Department. In 1983, he moved to the Galveston County Sheriff's Department where he worked as a correctional officer. In 1985, Arnold attended the fifteenth and final Sheriff's Department Police Academy. In March 1987, Arnold was hired by the City of Dickinson as a Patrolman / Communications operator. In 1989, Arnold was selected to join the newly formed Galveston County Narcotic Task Force where he worked in an undercover capacity and achieved the rank of street enforcement supervisor before his departure from the unit in 1994. Arnold was promoted to the rank of Sergeant upon his return to the Dickinson Police Department and was assigned to supervise the newly formed Criminal Investigations Division. In 1997 Arnold was assigned to implement and head a new unit within the Department that dealt with Vice/Narcotic issues. Arnold was then sent to the Galveston resident office of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A) Task Force where he stayed until Sept. 1999. Upon returning Arnold was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and put back in charge of Criminal Investigations which included the Internal Affairs sections as well as Narcotic enforcement where he remained until July of 2007. Today, Arnold is the Commander of the Patrol Division which includes Patrol services, Jail services, Traffic enforcement (motor units), Community policing and the Warrant section. Arnold is also over special community programs such as the Citizens on Patrol program.

Captain Moreno holds a Master Peace Officers license with TCLEOSE and is a licensed Police Instructor.

You can reach Captain Moreno at 281-337-6309 or by e-mail at amoreno@ci.dickinson.tx.us.