| Graham County Sheriff's Office | |
| Patch of the Graham County Sheriff's Office. | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Graham in the state of Arizona, USA |
| Map of Graham County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 4,641 square miles (12,020 km2) |
| Population | 33,489 (2000) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Graham County (excluding San Carlos Indian Reservation) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Safford, Arizona |
| Agency executive | Preston "P.J." Allred, Sheriff |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 1 |
| Jails | 1 |
| Website | |
| Graham County Sheriff | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Graham County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Graham County, Arizona. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Graham County, serving as the equivalent of the police for unincorporated areas of the county. It also operates the county jail system and countywide 911 communications center. The Graham County Sheriff's Office is sometimes referred to as the Graham County Sheriff's Department (GCSD).[1]
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The GCSO provides animal control services to Thatcher, Pima, and unincorporated areas of the county, as well as assisting Safford Animal Control.
Graham County Animal Control is operated under the Graham County Animal Shelter.[2]
Since the establishment of the Graham County Sheriff's Office, 6 officers have died in the line of duty.[3]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Ben Crawford |
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Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Tom Campbell |
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Albert Munguia |
|
Gunfire |
| Sheriff Robert F. McBride |
|
Gunfire |
| Undersheriff Martin Kempton |
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Kane Wooten |
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Gunfire |