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Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

Law enforcement agency in Arizona

Summary

Law enforcement agency in Arizona

FieldValue
agencynameYavapai County Sheriff's Office
abbreviationYCSO
patchAZ - Yavapai County Sheriff.png
formedyear1864
countryUnited States
countryabbrUSA
divtypeState
divnameArizona
subdivtypeCounty (United States)
subdivnameYavapai County
mapMap of Arizona highlighting Yavapai County.svg
sizearea8128 sqmi
sizepopulation212,635 (2007)
policeYes
localYes
headquartersPrescott, Arizona
chief1nameDavid Rhodes
chief1positionSheriff
websitehttp://www.ycsoaz.gov

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Yavapai County, Arizona. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Yavapai County, serving as the equivalent of the police for unincorporated areas of the county. It also operates the county jail system. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) is headquartered in Prescott, Arizona.

Organization

The current Sheriff is David Rhodes. The YCSO has three divisions:

  • Law Enforcement Services Division
    • Northern Area Command
    • Eastern Area Command
    • Southeast Area Command
    • Southwest Area Command
    • Criminal Investigations Bureau
    • Support Services Bureau
  • Detention Services Division
    • Administrative Services
    • Central ID Services
    • Housing Services
    • Inmate Services
    • Transportation Services
    • Medical Services
  • Administrative Services Division
    • Records
    • Communications / Dispatch
    • Information Technology

Sheriffs

#PortraitNameTerm in officeLength of serviceParty affiliationPrevious office1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526.2728.2930.31323334353637
*No image
available*Van Ness Cummings Smith
(1837–1914; aged 77)May 26, 1864
–
February 18, 1865268 daysDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democratic
*No image
available*Jerome Calkins
(1830–?)February 18, 1865
–
January 24, 1866340 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*John T. Bourke 1
(1827–1868; aged 41)January 24, 1866
–
June 30, 18671 year, 157 days
*No image
available*Andrew J. Moore 2
(d. 1885)July 1, 1867
–
January 21, 1868204 days
*No image
available*John L. Taylor 1January 21, 1868
–
December 31, 18702 years, 344 days
[[File:JohnnyBehan.jpg120pxcenter]]John H. Behan 1
(1844–1912; aged 67)January 1, 1871
–
December 31, 18722 years
*No image
available*James S. Thomas 3January 1, 1873
–
January 5, 18741 year
*No image
available*Henry M. Herbert 1
(d. 1895)January 17, 1874
–
December 31, 18741 year
*No image
available*Edward F. Bowers
(1838–1879; aged 40)January 1, 1875
–
December 31, 18784 years
[[File:John R. Walker.jpgSheriff John R. Walker120pxcenter]]John R. Walker
(1832–1897; aged 64)January 1, 1879
–
December 31, 18824 years
*No image
available*Jacob HenkleJanuary 1, 1883
–
December 31, 18842 years
[[File:William J. Mulvenon.jpgWilliam J. Mulvenon120pxcenter]]William J. Mulvenon
(1853–1915; aged 61)January 1, 1885
–
December 31, 18884 years
[[File:Captain Buckey O'Neill.png120pxcenter]]William "Bucky" O'Neill
(1860–1898; aged 38)January 1, 1889
–
December 31, 18902 years
*No image
available*last=Ballfirst=Larry D.title=Desert lawmen : the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912date=1996publisher=University of New Mexico Pressisbn=0-585-27386-3edition=1location=Albuquerqueoclc=45731635}}
(1850–1918; aged 67–68)January 1, 1891
–
December 31, 18944 years
*No image
available*George C. Ruffner
(1862–1933; aged 70)January 1, 1895
–
December 31, 18984 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*John L. Munds
(1868–1953; aged 84)January 1, 1899
–
December 31, 19024 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*Joseph I. Roberts
(1865–1925; aged 60)January 1, 1903
–
December 31, 19042 yearsRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*James R. Lowry (2nd term)January 1, 1905
–
December 31, 19084 years
*No image
available*James W. SmithJanuary 1, 1909
–
December 31, 19113 years
*No image
available*Charles C. Keeler
(1859–?)January 1, 1912
–
December 31, 19143 yearsRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Joseph F. Young
(1871–1941; aged 70)January 1, 1915
–
December 31, 19184 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*Warren G. Davis †
(1875–1922; aged 46)January 1, 1919
–
September 5, 19223 years, 247 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Joseph P. Dillon 1
(1864–1933; aged 69)September 6, 1922
–
December 31, 1922116 days
*No image
available*George C. Ruffner (2nd Term)January 1, 1923
–
December 31, 19242 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*Edwin G. Weil
(1870–1935; aged 64)January 1, 1925
–
December 31, 19262 yearsRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*George C. Ruffner (3rd Term) †January 1, 1927
–
July 23, 19336 years, 203 daysDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*Robert M. Robbins 1
(1882–1957; aged 74)July 29, 1933
–
December 31, 19407 years, 155 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Willis Butler
(1910–1948; aged 38)January 1, 1941
–
December 31, 19466 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*Orville D. Bozarth
(1886–1976; aged 89)January 1, 1947
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December 31, 19548 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*James G. Cramer
(1914–1992; aged 78)January 1, 1955
–
December 31, 19628 yearsDemocratic Party (United States)}};"Democrat
*No image
available*G.A. "Al" Ayars 2
(1921–2007; aged 86)January 1, 1963
–
August 31, 197411 years, 242 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Robert H. Scott 1
(1931–2015; aged 84)September 1, 1974
–
December 31, 19762 years, 121 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Harold "Curly" Moore
(1928–2015; aged 86)January 1, 1977
–
December 31, 198812 yearsRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*G.C. "Buck" Buchanan
(1942–2019; aged 77)January 1, 1989
–
December 31, 200416 yearsRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Roy "Steve" Waugh 2
(born in 1945; aged 75)January 1, 2005
–
June 2, 20116 years, 152 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*Scott Mascher
(born in 1961; aged 59)June 3, 2011
–
December 31, 20209 years, 209 daysRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican
*No image
available*David Rhodes
January 1, 2021
–
IncumbentRepublican Party (United States)}};"Republican

Notes

  1. Appointed
  2. Resigned
  3. Abandoned

† died in office

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, eight officers have died in the line of duty.

References

References

  1. "Official Website". Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
  2. [http://www.ycsoaz.gov/?page_id=753 Organization Chart]
  3. . (2015). ["Name of Sheriff - Yavapai County Sheriff's Office"](http://www.ycsoaz.gov/Portals/0/YCSO-SHERIFFS-IN-TABLE.pdf). *Yavapai County Sheriff's Office*.
  4. Ball, Larry D.. (1996). "Desert lawmen : the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912". University of New Mexico Press.
  5. "Death of former Sheriff G.C. Buck Buchanan 'end to an era'".
  6. "Arizona Election Results".
  7. "Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, AZ".
  8. "Yavapai County deputy killed in line of duty".
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