Joe Arpaio: Don't Bother Me About Botched Sex-Crime Investigations -- Can't You See I'm Holding a Puppy!
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| 12News |
| Guys, guys, guys -- calm down about the sex crimes...can't you see I've got a puppy here? |
Resnik tracked down Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at the Christmas party for the MCSO's MASH Unit to ask him how more than 400 sex-crime investigations were botched on his watch.
Read all about the sheriff's sex-crime follies here.
The sheriff responded by working himself into a huff -- grumbling that the problem was solved in 2007 -- and then holding a puppy up to the camera.
If this pup happens to be in need of a name, "Smoke" or "Mirrors" each have a nice ring to them.
See video of Arpaio using a puppy to deflect questions about bungled sex-crime investigations below.






























