Staff Bios

Lieutenant Colonel David Hines

David Hines began his career with the Sheriff's Office in July of 1984. After serving in Uniform Patrol Operations, he was transferred to the Vice/Narcotics Unit where he served on the DEA Task Force, the Multi-Jurisdictional Grand Jury and with other law enforcement agencies in an undercover capacity. In August of 1991, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in-charge of the Vice/Narcotics Unit. Dave was then assigned to the Internal Affairs Department and one year later, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the newly formed Professional Standards and Risk Management Unit. In 1996 he was reassigned to the Investigative Division as Lieutenant of Special Investigations. In March of 1997, he served as Acting Captain of the Investigative Division and in July, 1997, was appointed to the rank of Captain. During the Sheriff's Office reorganization in 2002, Captain Hines was appointed to the rank of Major and assigned as Commander of Field Operations, which included Uniform Patrol Operations and Investigative Operations.

On October 16, 2003 Major Hines was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is the second-in-command executive officer of the Sheriff's Office.

Lieutenant Colonel Hines is a graduate of the 195th session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy, the Professional Executive Leadership School of the University of Richmond, and the U. S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Executive Development Program.  He is also a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriff's Association, the Virginia Sheriff's Association, the Richmond Metro Area CrimeStoppers and the Mechanicsville Businessmen's Association. He serves on the Public Safety Advisory Board, the Pamunkey Regional Jail Board, and is past training director of the Eastern States Vice Investigations Association.

In the county, he is active in his community where he has coached Little League football through the Mechanicsville and Blue Star Youth Football Associations and he has also coached in the Arsenal Youth Soccer League. He is a former member of the Mechanicsville Rotary and serves as an Advisory Member of the Hanover Business Council. Dave and his family worship at Mechanicsville Baptist Church where he serves on the Board of Deacons. He is also a 3rd degree Master Mason at Washington Henry Lodge, #344, A.F. & A. M. and Metropolitan Lodge #11 A. F. & A. M.

David Hines and his wife, Pat, have been happily married since 1978. They have two children and reside in Hanover County.