The Gila Herald
By Jon Johnson
SAFFORD – After more than 34 years of work on achieving a new police department, law enforcement, dignitaries, friends, family, and the general public celebrated the opening of the new Safford Police Department on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting and open house.
The event began with a flag-raising with bugle accompaniment, and a moment of silence led by Safford Police Chief Glen Orr, who said it was for the Reed family – who lost 4-year-old Maci Reed to flash flooding in Pima recently – and “all victims” the officers work for each day.
Orr recalled walking into the former Sheriff’s Office at the start of his career in the same location more than 30 years ago.