Cochise County (named for Apache Chief Cochise) was cut from the eastern portion of Pima County, and Behan was appointed the first sheriff of the new county. In this role, he played a part in the ...

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says the border county is seeing less activity from the border than in recent years. "There's still human smuggling, there's still illicit crimes on the border ...

A Mexican man suspected in a 2003 killing of an off-duty Border Patrol agent in Cananea, Sonora is in custody of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. During a routine warrant check on April 20 ...