[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

I’m told that is because Lochner’s home, the crime scene, and Pima County Community College all lie outside the city limits, in the sheriff’s jurisdiction.

His jurisdiction is the entire county.

[Jedidah]

That’s true, of course.

But the sheriff’s department generally takes a back seat to local police inside a municipality, serving as backup. In an unincorporated area, the sheriff has sole jurisdiction.