Gila County Sheriff's Office
| Gila County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | GCSO |
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Patch of the Gila County Sheriff's Office | |
| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County (US) of Gila County, Arizona in the state of Arizona, USA |
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| Map of Gila County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 4,796 square miles (12,420 km2) |
| Population | 51,335 (2000) |
| Governing body | O |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Globe, Arizona |
| Agency executive | J. Adam Shepherd, Sheriff |
| Website | |
| Gila County Sheriff's page | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Gila County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Gila County, Arizona. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Gila County, serving as the equivalent of the police for unincorporated areas of the county. It also operates the county jail system. The Gila County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is primarily headquartered in Globe, Arizona, with a separate patrol, communications, and detention facility located in Payson, Arizona.[1]
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Gila County Sheriff's Office, 5 officers have died in the line of duty.[2]
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Glenn Reynolds | |
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff William A. Holmes | |
Gunfire |
| Sheriff Jerry Ryan | |
Drowned |
| Deputy Sheriff Charles Edwards | |
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Leroy Smith | |
Vehicular assault |
See also
References
- ↑ "Services for Gila County" (PDF). Gila County Sheriff's Office.
- ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
External links
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