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Cochise County sheriff recounts hospital escape, search-and-rescue operations and new transport rule on KWCD
Summary
On KWCD's First Watch Sheriff Mark Dells described a hospital escape attempt by an inmate who was tasered and returned to custody, praised recent search-and-rescue responses, and announced a new two‑deputy mandate for certain mental‑health transports; he also highlighted a planned drone‑training partnership with Cochise College and community outreach events.
Sheriff Mark Dells told listeners on KWCD’s First Watch that deputies recently recovered an inmate who left a hospital after being brought in from the jail, saying: "we ended up tasing her" and that staff and deputies worked together to return the person to custody. The sheriff thanked hospital medical personnel for their cooperation and said the office escorted the person back into custody outside the facility.
Dells also described recent search-and-rescue operations: personnel responded to reported human remains in the Chiricahua area and…
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