Cochise County Sheriff's Office Explained

Agencyname:Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation:CCSO
Patch:AZ - Cochise County Sheriff.png
Patchcaption:Patch of Cochise County Sheriff's Office
Motto:Leading The Way
Country:United States of America
Countryabbr:USA
Divtype:State
Divname:Arizona
Subdivtype:County (United States)
Subdivname:Cochise
Map:Map of Arizona highlighting Cochise County.svg
Sizearea:6219sqmi
Sizepopulation:117,755 (2000)
Police:Yes
Local:Yes
Headquarters:Bisbee, Arizona
Chief1name:Mark Dannels
Chief1position:Sheriff
Aircraft1: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

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PortraitNameTerm in officeLength of ServiceParty affiliationPrevious office
1Johnny Behan[3]
(1844–1912; aged 67)
1881

1882
2 years Democratic
2No image
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Jerome L. Ward
(1833–1913; aged 80)
1883

1884
2 years Republican
3No image
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Robert S. Hatch
(1841–1904; aged 62)
1885

1886
2 years
4John Slaughter
(1841–1922; aged 80)
1887

1890
3 years
5No image
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Carlton B. Kelton
(1839–1925; aged 86)
1891

1892
2 years
6No image
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Scott White
(1856–1935; aged 78)
1893

1894
2 years DemocraticSupervisor of Cochise County
(1890–1892)
7No image
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C.S. Fly
(1849–1901; aged 52)
1895

1897
2 years
8No image
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Scott White1897

1900
3 years DemocraticClerk of the District Court of Cochise County
(1895–1896)
9No image
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Adelbert Lewis
(1864–1911; aged 47)
1901

1904
3 years
10No image
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Stewart Hunt1905

1906
2 years
11No image
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John F. White
(1867–1947; aged 80)
1907

1912
5 years
12Harry C. Wheeler
(1875–1925; aged 50)
1913

1918
7 years
13No image
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Guy Welch
(1879–1944; aged 64)
1918


8 monthsUndersheriff
(1912–1918)
14No image
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James F. McDonald1918

1920
2 yearsStreet superintendent of Bisbee, Arizona
15No image
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Joe C. Hood
(1880–1960; aged 80)
1921

1922
2 years
16No image
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George Henshaw
(1879–1963; aged 84)
1927

1930
3 years
17No image
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Fred Kenney
(1880–1931; aged 51)
1931

1932
2 years
ActingNo image
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align=center I. V. PruittJune 18, 1932

November 6, 1932
49 days NoneChief deputy
18No image
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Tom Voelker1933

1934
2 years
19No image
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I. V. Pruitt
(1893–1969; aged 76)
1935

1952
17 years
20No image
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J.W. "Jack" Howard
(died 1959)
1953

1958
5 yearsUndersheriff
21No image
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Charlie Stewart1959

1960
2 yearsUndersheriff
22No image
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Phil Olander
(1929–2010; aged 81)
1961

1964
3 years
23No image
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T.J. "Jim" Wilson1965

1976
11 years Democratic
24No image
available
Jimmy V. Judd
(1933–2005; aged 72)
1977

1992
15 years DemocraticUndersheriff
25No image
available
John R. Pintek1993

1996
3 years Democratic
26No image
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Larry A. Dever
(1951–2012; aged 60)
1997

2012
15 years RepublicanChief deputy
ActingNo image
available
align=center Rod RothrockSeptember 18, 2012

November 5, 2012
49 days NoneChief deputy
29No image
available
Mark J. Dannels
(born in 1963; aged 54)
November 6, 2012

Incumbent
10 years RepublicanPolice Chief of Coquille, Oregon
(2008–2011)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Website. Cochise County Sheriff's Office.
  2. Web site: Sirens, Whistles and Badges ... Oh, My! . . 2015 . TucsonFireFoundation.com . Henry F. Hauser Museum .
  3. Book: Ball, Larry D. . Desert lawmen : the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912 . 1996 . University of New Mexico Press . 0-585-27386-3 . 1 . Albuquerque . 45731635.