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The Graham County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Graham County, Arizona. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Graham County, serving as the equivalent of the police for unincorporated areas of the county. It also operates the county jail system and the 24/7 countywide 911 communications center. The Graham County Sheriff's Office is sometimes referred to as the Graham County Sheriff's Department (GCSD).
The GCSO provides animal control services to Thatcher, Pima, and unincorporated areas of the county, as well as assisting Safford Animal Control. Graham County Animal Control is operated under the Graham County Animal Shelter.
Sheriffs
C.B. Rose (1 Jul 1881- 7 Nov 1881)
George H. Stevens (7 Nov 1881- 7 Nov 1884)
Ben M. Crawford (7 Nov 1884- 3 Dec 1885)- Killed By Native Americans
William Baird Whelan (3 Dec 1885- 7 Nov 1890)
George A. Olney (7 Nov 1890- 7 Nov 1894)
Arthur A. Wright (7 Nov 1894- 7 Nov 1896)
William P. Birchfield (7 Nov 1896- 7 Nov 1898)
Ben R. Clark (7 Nov 1899- 7 Nov 1900)
James V. Parks (7 Nov 1900- 7 Nov 1906)
Alphie A. "Pap" Anderson (7 Nov 1907- 7 Nov 1912)
Thomas George Alger (7 Nov 1912- 7 Nov 1916)
Robert Fitzgerald Mcbride (7 Nov 1916- 9 Feb 1918)- Killed in Shootout
Brig Stewart (9 Feb 1918- 7 Nov 1918)
John David Skaggs (7 Nov 1918- 7 Nov 1922)
Steven Vincent Pollock (7 Nov 1922- 7 Nov 1924)'
Homer Tate (7 Nov 1924- 7 Nov 1926)
George Samuel Dodge (7 Nov 1926- 7 Nov 1933)
Hugh Talley (7 Nov 1933- 19 Nov 1936) Died In Office
Sarah Isabelle "Bell" Talley (acting, 19 Nov 1936- 7 Nov 1938)
Victor Christensen (7 Nov 1938- 7 Nov 1944)
James Houston "Skeet" Bowman (7 Nov 1944- 7 Nov 1952)
E.R. "Zeke" McBride (Jan 1953- Jan 1957
Joseph Tea ( 7 Nov 1952- 7 Nov 1950)
James Houston "Skeet" Bowman (7 Nov 1950- 7 Nov 1968)
