Lt. Greg H. Lawson, Emp. 253 & 1685
31 Years of TCSO Service
In 1986, concluding his enlistment as a US Army paratrooper at Fort
Richardson, Alaska, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, the Middle East,
North Africa, and Central America, Greg Lawson served the Travis
County Sheriff’s Office as a patrol deputy, mental health officer, field
training officer and defensive tactics instructor. In 1990, Greg reenlisted
with the US Navy as an operations specialist and master at arms
onboard USS NIMITZ making two Pacific deployments to countries
in Asia and the Arabian Gulf, including Iraq and Kuwait during Desert
Storm. In 1996 he returned as a TCSO corrections officer and
CORE boot camp drill instructor. In 1998, he reenlisted again, this
time with the US Air Force Security Forces as a combat arms range
master making deployments to Bosnia and Korea. Greg returned to
TCSO a third time and served as a patrol deputy, academy defensive
tactics instructor, lake patrol deputy and EMT, SURT scuba diver, as
a SWAT operator, medic and sniper, and as the academy range master.
In 2006, he promoted to detective and was assigned to East Command
CID persons crimes, child abuse, and major crimes before promoting
to sergeant in 2016. As sergeant, he supervised West Patrol Nights,
lake patrol, and the underwater recovery dive team. He was selected for
lieutenant in 2019 and served as West Patrol Night and West Patrol
Evening’s lieutenant watch commander. In 2022, Greg was selected to be
the TCSO Training Academy’s Director of Training where he was responsible
for research, development, and implementation of the corrections and
law enforcement basic recruit and continuing education academy curriculum.
Lt. Lawson is a certified police motorcycle operator and has received
15 TCSO award decorations including the meritorious service bar,
two lifesaving bars, the commendation bar, and officer of the year.
Greg received his Associate of Arts in English from Austin Community
College and his M.Ed. from Texas State University. He is the author
of several book related to paranormal experience and his latest,
Civil Service Success, provides guidance on having a successful career
in law enforcement. He is also an Honorary Admiral in the Texas Navy
and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Lt. Greg H.
Lawson, Emp. 253 & 1685
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