Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

Yavapai County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	YCSO
Patch of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Formed	1864
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County (US) of Yavapai County in the state of Arizona, USA
Map of Yavapai County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size	8,128 square miles (21,050 km2)
Population	212,635 (2007)
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Prescott, Arizona
Agency executive	Scott Mascher, Sheriff
Website
http://www.ycsoaz.gov
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

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.^[1]

Organization

The current sheriff is Scott Mascher. The YCSO has two divisions:^[2]

• Law Enforcement Services Division- contains five bureaus:
  • Northern Area Command Bureau
  • Eastern Area Command Bureau
  • Southern Area Command Bureau
  • Technical services Bureau
  • Criminal Investigations Bureau
• Detention Services Division- contains three bureaus:
  • Custody Bureau
  • Support Services Bureau
  • Medical Services Bureau

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, 7 officers have died in the line of duty.^[3]

See also

• List of law enforcement agencies in Arizona

References

External links

• Yavapai County Sheriff's Office official weblink
• Divisions/Organization
• Yavapai County government official website