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
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 three divisions:[2]

Fallen officers

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

Officer Date of Death Details
John Snodgrass
Friday, May 26, 1882
Gunfire
John M. Murphy
Sunday, December 20, 1885
Gunfire
James Gabriel Hawkins
Sunday, April 19, 1891
Gunfire
Charles (Joe) Hawkins
Wednesday, January 1, 1902
Gunfire
James Lowry
Tuesday, July 16, 1918
Gunfire
Edward Frank Bowers Jr.
Friday, July 1, 1921
Gunfire
George Edward McMurren
Sunday, June 24, 1973
Gunfire

See also

References

  1. "Official Website". Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
  2. Organization Chart


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