Cochise County Sheriff's Office
This article has multiple issues. Please help or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Cochise County Sheriff's Office | |
---|---|
Abbreviation | CCSO |
Motto | Leading The Way |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1881 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Cochise, Arizona, USA |
Map of Cochise County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction | |
Size | 6,219 square miles (16,110 km2) |
Population | 117,755 (2000) |
General nature |
|
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Bisbee, Arizona |
Agency executive |
|
Facilities | |
Planes | Helicopter - Geronimo |
Website | |
Cochise County Sheriff's Office |
The Cochise County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), headquartered in Bisbee, Arizona, is a local law enforcement agency that serves Cochise County, Arizona. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Cochise County, serving as the equivalent of the police for unincorporated areas of the county. It also operates the county jail system. The Cochise County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is sometimes referred to as the Cochise County Sheriff's Department (CCSD).[1]
Sheriffs[]
#[2] | Portrait | Name | Term in office | Length of Service | Party affiliation | Previous office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Behan (1844–1912; aged 67) |
1881 – 1882 |
2 years | Democratic | |||
2 | No image available |
(1833–1913; aged 80) |
1883 – 1884 |
2 years | Republican | ||
3 | No image available |
(1841–1904; aged 62) |
1885 – 1886 |
2 years | |||
4 | John Slaughter (1841–1922; aged 80) |
1887 – 1890 |
3 years | ||||
5 | No image available |
(1839–1925; aged 86) |
1891 – 1892 |
2 years | |||
6 | No image available |
(1856–1935; aged 78) |
1893 – 1894 |
2 years | Democratic | Supervisor of Cochise County (1890–1892) | |
7 | No image available |
C.S. Fly (1849–1901; aged 52) |
1895 – 1897 |
2 years | |||
8 | No image available |
1897 – 1900 |
3 years | Democratic | Clerk of the District Court of Cochise County (1895–1896) | ||
9 | No image available |
(1864–1911; aged 47) |
1901 – 1904 |
3 years | |||
10 | No image available |
1905 – 1906 |
2 years | ||||
11 | No image available |
(1867–1947; aged 80) |
1907 – 1912 |
5 years | |||
12 | Harry C. Wheeler (1875–1925; aged 50) |
1913 – 1918 |
7 years | ||||
13 | No image available |
(1879–1944; aged 64) |
1918 – |
8 months | Undersheriff (1912–1918) | ||
14 | No image available |
1918 – 1920 |
2 years | Street superintendent of Bisbee, Arizona | |||
15 | No image available |
(1880–1960; aged 80) |
1921 – 1922 |
2 years | |||
16 | No image available |
(1879–1963; aged 84) |
1927 – 1930 |
3 years | |||
17 | No image available |
† (1880–1931; aged 51) |
1931 – 1932 |
2 years | |||
Acting | No image available |
June 18, 1932 – November 6, 1932 |
49 days | None | Chief deputy | ||
18 | No image available |
1933 – 1934 |
2 years | ||||
19 | No image available |
(1893–1969; aged 76) |
1935 – 1952 |
17 years | |||
20 | No image available |
(died 1959) |
1953 – 1958 |
5 years | Undersheriff | ||
21 | No image available |
1959 – 1960 |
2 years | Undersheriff | |||
22 | No image available |
(1929–2010; aged 81) |
1961 – 1964 |
3 years | |||
23 | No image available |
1965 – 1976 |
11 years | Democratic | |||
24 | No image available |
(1933–2005; aged 72) |
1977 – 1992 |
15 years | Democratic | Undersheriff | |
25 | No image available |
1993 – 1996 |
3 years | Democratic | |||
26 | No image available |
† (1951–2012; aged 60) |
1997 – 2012 |
15 years | Republican | Chief deputy | |
Acting | No image available |
September 18, 2012 – November 5, 2012 |
49 days | None | Chief deputy | ||
29 | No image available |
(born in 1963; aged 54) |
November 6, 2012 – Incumbent |
4 years | Republican | Police Chief of Coquille, Oregon (2008–2011) |
Fallen officers[]
Since the establishment of the Cochise County Sheriff's Officer, 14 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
Officer | Date of Death | Details |
---|---|---|
Deputy Sheriff Kiv Phillips | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff D. Tom Smith | Gunfire | |
Deputy Constable Isaac L. Roberts | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff William L. Daniels | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Casper Albert | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Jake Bowman | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Cesario Lucero | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Chet Ainsworth | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Wright | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Ed Miller | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Orson McRae | Gunfire | |
Sheriff Fred Kenney | Automobile accident | |
Deputy Sheriff Leroy Dale Brown | Gunfire | |
Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Carl Brown | Assault |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Official Website". Cochise County Sheriff's Office.
- ^ "Sirens, Whistles and Badges ... Oh, My!" (PDF). TucsonFireFoundation.com. Henry F. Hauser Museum. 2015.
- ^ The Officer Down Memorial Page
External links[]
Categories:
- Sheriffs' offices of Arizona
- Government of Cochise County, Arizona
- 1881 establishments in Arizona Territory