Safford Police Department
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The Safford Police Department is the municipal police agency serving the city of Safford, Arizona
Safford, Arizona
- History :Safford was founded by Joshua Eaton Bailey, Hiram Kennedy and Edward Tuttle, who came from Gila Bend, in southwestern Arizona. They left Gila Bend in the winter of 1873-74; their work on canals and dams having been destroyed by high water the previous summer...

, United States, and some outlying areas. It serves approximately 10,000 people.

The Safford Police Department assures the protection of life and property and prevention of crimes; directs law enforcement, and related functions.

Department functions

  • Criminal investigation
  • Animal control
  • Criminal identification
  • Record keeping
  • School Resource Program
  • Patrol
  • Traffic control and safety

Fallen officers

Deputy Constable James Haines was shot to death in the line of duty on August 26, 1879. Deputy Haines was killed by a man he was attempting to arrest. He had been sent to Fort Thomas
Fort Thomas, Arizona
Fort Thomas is a small unincorporated community in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The community has an elementary school and a high school. It is part of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area...

 to arrest J. R. Collins on a warrant. Collins and two other men were arrested. After an inquest, the homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...

 charge was dropped as it was ruled justifiable.

See also

  • Graham County Sheriff's Office
    Graham County Sheriff's Office
    The Graham County Sheriff's Office 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...

  • List of law enforcement agencies in Arizona


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