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Yuma County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationYCSO
MottoDedicated to Service
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 26, 1864; 160 years ago (1864-09-26)
Annual budget11,381,802 (FY 2018) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionYuma, Arizona, USA
Map of Yuma County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction
Size5,519 square miles (14,294.1 km2)
Population207,534
Legal jurisdictionYuma County, AZ
Operational structure
HeadquartersYuma, Arizona
Agency executive
  • Leon N. Wilmot, Sheriff of Yuma County
Bureaus
3
  • Administration Bureau
  • Detention Bureau
  • Patrol Bureau
Facilities
Substations
Website
YCSO Offical Website

History

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Programmes

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Sheriffs

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The following is a chronological list of the sheriffs of Yuma County: [2]

Name Term
Isaac A. Bradshaw June 1, 1864 - September 10, 1864
William Augustus Werninger September 26, 1864 - November 9, 1864
Cornelius Sage December 15, 1864 - May 3, 1865
Alexander McKey May 22, 1865 - 1866
William T. Flower March 6, 1866 - December 10, 1866
Col. Marcus D. Dobbins December 1866 - August 31, 1867
David King September 1867 - January 6, 1869
James T. Dana January 1869 - September 22, 1871
Oscar Frank Townsend September 1871 - November 1871
George Tyng November 6, 1871 - April 7, 1873
Dr. Francis Henri Goodwin April 7, 1873 - December 31, 1874
William Augustus Werninger January 1, 1875 - July 3, 1878
Andrew Tyner July 3, 1878 - July 12, 1880
Francis Marion Hodges July 12, 1880 - June 7, 1881
Andrew Tyner June 7, 1881 - December 31, 1886
Michael J. Nugent January 1, 1887 - December 31, 1892
Mel Greenleaf January 1, 1893 - December 31, 1898
John M. Speese January 1, 1899 - December 31, 1900
Gus M. Livingston January 1, 1901 - February 10, 1912
Mel Greenleaf February 11, 1912 - December 31, 1920
James Miles Polhamus January 1, 1921 - December 31, 1922
James Chappell January 1, 1923-1928
James Miles Polhamus January 1, 1929 - November 21, 1929
Jesse Carlton "J.C." Hunter November 21, 1929 - December 31, 1934
Thomas H. "Pete" Newman 1935-1944
Jack Beard 1945-1950
James Washum 1951-1954
Thomas H. "Pete" Newman 1955-1960
Lee Elmer Echols January 1, 1961 - December 31, 1962
Travis Yancey January 1, 1963 - December 31, 1980
John R. Phipps January 1, 1981 - December 31, 1992
Ralph E. Ogden January 1, 1993 - December 31, 2012
Leon N. Wilmot January 1, 2013 - present

Fallen Officers

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Since the establishment of the Yuma County Sheriff's Office, 6 officers have died in the line of duty. [3][4]

Officer Date of Death Details
Senior Deputy Michael B. Meyer Monday, August 13, 2001 Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff Walter Henry Akers Wednesday, February 4, 1948 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Sylvester Castillo Villa Sunday, January 25, 1948 Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Fred Kiser Wednesday, February 20, 1907 Gunshot
Undersheriff Matthew Bailey DeVane Tuesday, January 8, 1901 Gunfire
Sheriff James T. Dana Wednesday, September 20, 1871 Shot by an arrow
Sheriff Cornelius Sage Wednesday, May 3, 1865 Gunfire

References

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  1. ^ Yuma County Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2017/2018 (PDF) (Report). Government of Yuma County, Arizona. June 26, 2017. p. 34. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Sheriffs of Yuma County". Yuma County Sheriff's Office. Yuma County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Fallen Officers". Yuma County Sheriff's Office. Yuma County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Yuma County Sheriff's Department". The Officer Down Memorial Page. The Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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