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Cochise County sheriff outlines community events, safety reminders and new training simulators
Summary
Sheriff Mark Danels highlighted community outreach including a charity ride partnership, the Top Cop award selected by the Legacy Foundation, an emergency alert test, public‑safety reminders and driving and helicopter simulators installed at Cochise College.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Danels used a live radio appearance to promote upcoming community events, reinforce public‑safety messages and describe new training equipment now available at Cochise College.
Danels encouraged nonprofits to apply to partner on the county’s November charity ride, saying 501(c)(3) applications are available on the sheriff’s office website and that organizers may call the office for help completing forms. "It's a community driven event," he said.
He said the Legacy Foundation will again select the county’s Top Cop from nominees submitted by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies; the winner is announced at a ceremony that the sheriff said will bring law enforcement together for recognition. Danels also reminded listeners that a nationwide emergency alert test would be issued at noon and to expect the sound as part of preparedness efforts.
On public‑safety advice, Danels urged sober celebration ahead of graduations and warned drivers not to speed up for yellow traffic lights. "Yellow light is not an accelerator. It's a de‑accelerator," he said. He also described a recent public‑drinking enforcement contact and noted the person detained had multiple outstanding warrants.
Danels described new driving and helicopter simulators installed at Cochise College’s downtown allied health campus. The simulators were created by refurbishing old sheriff vehicles for training and, Danels said, were built with grant support and college leadership.
On law enforcement operations, Danels said he attended a White House roundtable on community impact and credited local prosecutors for recent work; he said he believed a recent conviction of a smuggler driver was secured this week and praised the county attorney’s office for pursuing prosecutions, but he prefaced that remark as his understanding of recent developments.
For more information, Danels directed listeners to Cochise.az.gov/sheriff and the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
