Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office (Arizona)

Volunteers under 18 years old may also participate with a parent/legal guardians permission.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is looking for volunteers to participate in a phlebotomist training our officer personnel will be having at the VFW on Grand Ave in Nogales. Volunteers will need to sign a waiver that will be provided onsite.

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office expresses its deepest condolences and sympathy for the law enforcement members of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office as well as the family, friends and loved ones of Sergeant Richard Lopez.

Traffic Update for the Sonoita/Elgin area due to the fire:

The following are the road closures in the Sonoita/Elgin area due to the fire:

The following are shelter resources for those being affected by the fire near Upper Elgin and Lower Elgin Rd:

We also got to see Sheriff's Hathaway, Rhodes, and Clouse attend as well as our own Chief Deputy Morales! Thank you Search and Rescue members for all you do in helping out the citizens of Santa Cruz County in their time of need!

Last week was National Volunteer Week and our dedicated group of Search and Rescue Members went up to Heber, Arizona this past weekend to attend the Search and Rescue Conference.

We are receiving reports of a fire in the Sonoita area. We want to advise residents that the smoke they are seeing is from a controlled burn in Ft. Huachuca that has been verified by Sonoita Fire. Everything is okay and the smoke may be seen up until tomorrow.

We had a blast at the Mountain View Elementary Dare Graduation! Congratulations to all the students and please remember to make good choices and be kind to one another! #dare #KindnessMatters

The @santacruzgearup Parent Resource Night at @rioricohigh was a huge success. Thank you to the many organizations that provided valuable resources to our community.

Members from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office participated in cleaning up Highway 289 and Pendleton and Rio Rico Drive as part of the Adopt a Road and Adopt a Highway cleanup event. Thank you to everyone who participated! Not pictured: Bennie Martinez and Commander Castillo

Our Chief Deputy spent some time at the shooting range along with Sheriffs Lamb, Driscoll, and Clouse. Check out some of the pictures from the range!

***UPDATE ON THE FIRE IN SONOITA, AZ**** Sonoita Fire and Patagonia Fire have cleared from the area and the fire has been turned over to @BLMAZFire . Thank you to all the hardworking fire fighters that helped in containing a fire of 132.4 acres!

We have received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a fire in the Sonoita. We want to advise all residents in the area of Sonoita that Sonoita Fire and Patagonia Fire are currently fighting the fire and we have a deputy in the area as well. No evacuations have been made at this time.

Mass Ceremony: Sacred Heart Parish at 10:00AM Address: 272 N Rodriguez St, Nogales, AZ 85621 (3/3)

From there he will be escorted to where he will be laid to rest at the Nogales Cemetery. We ask the public to please respect any and all traffic laws as Nogales Police Department will be conducting traffic control throughout the areas in Nogales. (2/3)

Tomorrow the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office will be escorting the hearse transporting the late Deputy Vasquez from Martinez funeral to the Sacred Heart Parish where there will be a mass ceremony in which the public is welcomed to attend as well. (1/3)

The following is the correction on the final funeral services for Deputy Vasquez. Events for Tuesday have remained cancelled.

escorted to the Nogales cemetery where he will be laid to rest. Further information is still pending as to the exact location.  As information is gathered, it will be made available. (4/4)

at 14:00 hours and ending at 21:00  hours, when we will escort the casket back to Martinez funeral home.  On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:00 hours,  there will be a celebration of life ceremony at the Martinez funeral home. At  11:00 hours,  Deputy Vazquez will be (3/4)

On Monday, February 14,2022 between the hours of 10:30 and 11:00, Deputy Guillermo Vasquez#176, will be returning to Nogales, Az.  Arrangements have been made with US Customs to allow for Law Enforcement to escort the hearse carrying the body of Deputy Vasquez starting (1/4)