Maricopa County Sheriff's patch
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Maricopa County, Arizona. It is the largest sheriff's office in the state and provides general-service and specialized law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Maricopa County, serving as the primary law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county as well as incorporated cities within the county who have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services (known as "contract cities"). It also operates the county jail system. Joe Arpaio, the current Sheriff of Maricopa County promotes himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff".
Contract Cities
2000 Election Results
2004 Election Results
Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, 16 officers have died in the line of duty. [3]
| Officer |
Date of Death |
Details |
| Deputy Almon W. Dana |
Sunday, April 9, 1922
|
Vehicle pursuit |
| Deputy Sheriff Lee Wright |
Wednesday, January 29, 1930
|
Gunfire |
| Special Deputy Edward J. Roberts |
Wednesday, July 21, 1937
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Burtice W. Wickstrum |
Monday, January 8, 1951
|
Automobile accident |
| Deputy Gerald Barnes |
Saturday, October 5, 1957
|
Aircraft accident |
| Lieutenant Robert L. Dorn |
Tuesday, August 31, 1965
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Warren LaRue |
Monday, January 18, 1971
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Rex Stone |
Monday, January 18, 1971
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Ralph K. Butler |
Tuesday, June 13, 1972
|
Automobile accident |
| Reserve Deputy James L. Epp |
Wednesday, March 1, 1978
|
Drowned |
| Corporal Darrell Dean McCloud |
Monday, May 13, 1985
|
Automobile accident |
| Deputy Vernon P. Marconnet |
Thursday, June 30, 1988
|
Gunfire |
| Sergeant Patrick Joseph Riley |
Friday, March 11, 1994
|
Struck by vehicle |
| Deputy Edwardo M. Gonzales |
Monday, August 28, 1995
|
Vehicle pursuit |
| Deputy II Kenneth Ray Blair |
Thursday, September 28, 1995
|
Gunfire |
| Deputy Sheriff Gary Frederick Labenz |
Monday, October 10, 2005
|
Heart attack |
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