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May 3, 2010
Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Shooting Last Friday Has Some Local Cops Scratching Their Heads
Far as we know, Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll deserves all the praise in the world for fighting off five suspected drug smugglers in a remote desert area last week and surviving with just a minor wound from an AK-47 type weapon. But we've spoken with about a dozen current ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
UPDATE: Law Enforcement Source Says Evidence Doesn't Support Account by Wounded Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy
Mum has been the operative word in recent days about the April 30 desert incident involving Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll. Readers will remember this one: Sheriff Paul Babeu (in the photo) told the world that Puroll claimed to have been grazed by a bullet fi ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
Morning Poll: Are You Buyin' Cochise County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll's Story?
Deputy Louie PurollYesterday, New Times acquired an Arizona Department of Public Safety report on its crime-scene investigation into the alleged clash between Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll and what many believe was a group of drug-smuggling undocumented ali ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Lawyered Up: A Crime-Scene Report Shows a Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Who Claimed to be Shot by Mexican Drug Smugglers Didn't Cooperate Fully With a State Police Probe
Deputy Louie PurollYesterday, New Times acquired an Arizona Department of Public Safety report on its crime-scene investigation into the alleged clash between Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll and what many believe was a group of drug-smuggling undocumented ali ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, July 22, 2010
Deputy Louie PurollYesterday, New Times acquired an Arizona Department of Public Safety report on its crime-scene investigation into the alleged clash between Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll and what many believe was a group of drug-smuggling undocumented ali ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
Joe Arpaio's Watergate: Read Frank Munnell's Memo Here
Chief Deputy David Hendershott: Joe Arpaio's "cancer" Someone should consider putting Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott on a suicide watch. The damning, 63-page memo from Deputy Chief Frank Munnell, first reported on by Joe Dana of Channel 12 News, reads like an indictme ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up
Chief Deputy David Hendershott: Joe Arpaio's "cancer" Someone should consider putting Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott on a suicide watch. The damning, 63-page memo from Deputy Chief Frank Munnell, first reported on by Joe Dana of Channel 12 News, reads like an indictme ... More >>
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September 23, 2010
Joe Arpaio, Paul Babeu and the Garrity Rule
Babeu's probe of Hendy is compromised from jump One misconception out there is that the inquiry into MCSO Deputy Chief Frank Munnell's memo by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu could result in criminal charges being filed against those Sheriff Joe loyalists now suspended with pay: Chie ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Morning Poll: Do You Believe Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll's Story?
Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie PurollIn New Times' feature this week, Pinalchio, we examine the shooting of Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll.Puroll claims he was shot by a group of Latino or Native American (he couldn't tell) drug smugglers in the desert just west of Casa Grande.Th ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Morning Poll: Do You Trust the Fed's "Audit" of Joe Arpaio's Jails?
Sheriff Joe ArpaioMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spent a large portion of last week touting how his jails received high marks after a federal "audit.""The information they got ... they should turn this over to DOJ. They would say, 'Boy, this is pretty good, you did all the work for us,'" Ar ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Louie Puroll Shooting Case Reopened by Pinal County Sheriff's Office
We heard a few hours ago from Tim Gaffney, the able public information officer for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. He tells us that his agency has decided to reopen the remarkable case involving Deputy Louie Puroll (in photo), which we wrote about in a piece entitled "Pinalcchio," ... More >>
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September 27, 2010
Sept. 27 In Blogs: Paul Babeu, Tour de Coops, Ratatat, Lee's Cream Liqueurs, and Terry Goddard
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
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September 28, 2010
Sheriff Paul Babeu Calls New Times a "Conspiracy-Theory Newspaper." Fox 10's John Hook to the Rescue
www.comicmagician.com Fox 10's John HookWhen Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu agreed to go on Fox 10 News last night to answer questions about the shooting of Deputy Louie Puroll -- first raised in the current issue of New Times -- he probably thought something similar to what we thoug ... More >>
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September 28, 2010
Louie Puroll Shooting Story Brings Out Worst in Certain Local Media
We watched with great curiosity last night as local television news types tried to sort out the wild yarn involving Pinal County sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll. Here's our story on the stink. An "investigative reporter" (as compared with a "reporter") for the NBC affiliate (Chan ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Rick Romley Spanks Paul Babeu, Hard: MCAO Will Not Pay for Entire Munnell Memo Investigation
County Attorney Rick Romley gives Sheriff Babeu a reality checkIn my Monday blog concerning just who will pay for the cost of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's administrative investigation into the Munnell memo alleging corruption in the command staff of the MCSO, I reported that Babeu's flack ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Deputy Louie Puroll Shooting Inspires Strange-but-Funny Youtube Video
PinalcchioWanna know what really happened to Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll? So do we. Unfortunately, the truth may never come out -- even after the Department of Public Safety analyzes the tee-shirt he says he was wearing when he was shot.There's no shortage of theories as to what ac ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
ABC World News Covers the Tale of the Pinal County Deputy Who Claims He Got Shot by Drug Smugglers
In case you missed it, ABC World News -- like several other national news outlets -- picked up on New Times' cover story this week, "Pinalcchio."We watched as a camera crew interviewed the story's author, Paul Rubin, for about a half-hour outside of our downtown Phoenix offices.Excited to see ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Arizona Republic Cartoonist Bashes Sheriff Paul Babeu Over Deputy Shooting. It's Funny
Pinal County Sheriff Paul BabeuThe shooting of Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll has inspired some interesting satire. Yesterday, we showed you a strange-but-entertaining video that's making the rounds on Youtube. Today, the Arizona Republic is mocking the incident with a cartoon Sheriff ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Goes on the Defensive in a Desperate Attempt to Save His and Deputy Louie Puroll's Reputations
Pinal County Sheriff Paul BabeuThe shooting of Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll has inspired some interesting satire. Yesterday, we showed you a strange-but-entertaining video that's making the rounds on Youtube. Today, the Arizona Republic is mocking the incident with a cartoon Sheriff ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 7, 2010
Pinal County Sheriff Paul BabeuThe shooting of Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll has inspired some interesting satire. Yesterday, we showed you a strange-but-entertaining video that's making the rounds on Youtube. Today, the Arizona Republic is mocking the incident with a cartoon Sheriff ... More >>
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October 8, 2010
UPDATE: Pinal County Sheriff's Office Closes Deputy Puroll Shooting Case--Again
If you read this blog, odds are that you know that the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) crime lab found no gun powder residue on the bloody t-shirt worn by Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll on the afternoon last April 30. Sheriff Paul Babeu announced the finding at a heavil ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Senate Bill 1070: Even The Damned Psychologists Are Chiming In!
Other than Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll (if you believe him), just about everyone , including small children and our loyal mascot Frax (who looks an awful lot like the Jack Russell terrier in the photo), has heard about Senate Bill 1070. You know, the divisive anti-illeg ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 14, 2010
Other than Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll (if you believe him), just about everyone , including small children and our loyal mascot Frax (who looks an awful lot like the Jack Russell terrier in the photo), has heard about Senate Bill 1070. You know, the divisive anti-illeg ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
U.S. Homeland Security Debunks Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's Claim of Cartel "Assassins" Runing Amok
We (and everyone else) got a news release earlier today from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office, whose boss, Paul Babeu (in the photo), is the man of the moment in the increasingly ugly debate over what to do with illegal immigrants. The dramatic release claimed that, back in May, ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Sheriff Paul Babeu Seeks "Wenches" As Part of Proposed Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has become ubiquitous in recent months, especially in the aftermath of his deputy Louie Puroll's controversial shooting last April 30. The dude is everywhere, but is especially prevalent on Fox News, where his bleatings about the evils of illegal immigr ... More >>
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October 28, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, October 28, 2010
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has become ubiquitous in recent months, especially in the aftermath of his deputy Louie Puroll's controversial shooting last April 30. The dude is everywhere, but is especially prevalent on Fox News, where his bleatings about the evils of illegal immigr ... More >>
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November 23, 2010
Sheriff Paul Babeu Runs Most "Transparent" Cop Shop Around--No Fooling
As readers may know, we have been looking hard into the curious desert shooting case involving Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll, the fella in the photo. We published our original story, "Pinalcchio" a few months ago about the internationally publicized incident--here it is ... More >>
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November 25, 2010
One-on-One Time With a Pinal County Deputy -- Whose Claim He Was Shot by a Drug Smuggler Is Full of Holes -- Produces Startling Results
As readers may know, we have been looking hard into the curious desert shooting case involving Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll, the fella in the photo. We published our original story, "Pinalcchio" a few months ago about the internationally publicized incident--here it is ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Deputy Louie Puroll Placed on Administrative Leave Following Last Week's New Times Story
Deputy Louie Puroll has been placed on administrative leave following last week's New Times story.Something about an article in last week's New Times has landed Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll in some hot water -- he's been placed on administrative leave, and the PCSO confirms to New T ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Deputy Louie Puroll Focus of Internal Affairs Investigation; Put on Administrative Leave by Pinal County. UPDATE: New Times Writer Paul Rubin to Appear Live on Fox 10 News at 9 Tonight to Discuss Death Threat
Paul Rubin Deputy Louie Puroll has been placed on administrative leave following last week's New Times story.Since our earlier post about Deputy Louie Puroll's getting placed on administrative leave, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office has given us a statement from Sheriff Paul Babeu, p ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
UPDATE: Deputy Louie Puroll's Strange Shooting Case Takes Another Odd Turn
Got a text message last night from a law-enforcement pal who wrote, "If I meet you at a truck stop, can I be placed on paid leave?"Pinal County Deputy Louie Puroll getting his agency's "Purple Heart" at a D-Backs game last May.Nice one.On a more serious note, news that Pinal County Sheriff Paul B ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
New Times' Paul Rubin Discusses Louie Puroll Investigation on Fox 10
Paul Rubin Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll In case you missed it, New Times reporter Paul Rubin was on Fox 10 last night, where he discussed the investigation into Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll -- and a death threat Puroll says was made against the reporter's life. ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 9, 2010
Paul Rubin Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll In case you missed it, New Times reporter Paul Rubin was on Fox 10 last night, where he discussed the investigation into Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll -- and a death threat Puroll says was made against the reporter's life. ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 16, 2010
Paul Rubin Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll In case you missed it, New Times reporter Paul Rubin was on Fox 10 last night, where he discussed the investigation into Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll -- and a death threat Puroll says was made against the reporter's life. ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Louie Puroll Case: Click Below to Hear Tape-Recordings of Pinal County Deputy Talking Cartels and Death Threat Against New Times Writer
We've done a few pretty intense stories on Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll and his troubled (and troubling) account of getting shot in the desert south of Phoenix last April 30. Pinal County sheriff's deputy Louie Puroll The stories were entitled "Pinalcchio" and "Whitewash," ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
Louie Puroll Talking Drug Cartels and Death Threat With Paul Rubin: The Video -- Sorta
LouieTo accompany the audio recordings we published yesterday, where Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll confirms his claim of a supposed death threat made against New Times reporter Paul Rubin by a Mexican rancher, and discusses being approached by Mexican cartels he claims tried to get h ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
Dan Lovelace, Fired Chandler Cop, Investigated for Abusing Jail Inmate in New Gig With Pinal County Sheriff's Office
www.policecrimes.com Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's BFF, Dan Lovelace.We figured it might be a matter of time before we'd hear more about fired Chandler police officer Dan Lovelace after he was hired by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu to be one of the PCSO's finest. &nb ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll To Be Fired, Agency Sources Say
Sources inside the Pinal County Sheriff's Office tell me that Sheriff Paul Babeu is prepared to fire controversial deputy Louie Puroll tomorrow.These sources say that an internal affairs investigation sustained all of the allegations against Puroll stemming from a series of wide-ranging interview ... More >>
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January 5, 2011
Deputy Louie Puroll Fired by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Over Comments Made to New Times Reporter
Pinal County Sheriff's Deputy Louie Puroll is out of the job.The Pinal County Sheriff's Office confirmed today what New Times first reported last night: Deputy Louie Puroll has been fired over comments he made to New Times reporter Paul Rubin following Rubin's story on Puroll's account of w ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Louie Puroll Firing Put in Second Place by Chandler Mall Standoff
The best thing that happened to Louie Puroll and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office yesterday was the standoff out at the Chandler Mall, a made-for-TV incident that put the deputy's firing deep into second place, news-wise. Still, by now everyone who follows local news knows Pinal County S ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Louie Puroll Gets Fired for Lying
The best thing that happened to Louie Puroll and the Pinal County Sheriff's Office yesterday was the standoff out at the Chandler Mall, a made-for-TV incident that put the deputy's firing deep into second place, news-wise. Still, by now everyone who follows local news knows Pinal County S ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Joe Arpaio's Tale of Deputy Self-Defense Disputed by Eyewitness
Arpaio follows Sheriff Babeu's lead on speaking before all the facts are in Last night CBS 5/KPHO reported that an eyewitness to a January 14 fatal shooting in Mesa by a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputy has disputed Sheriff Joe Arpaio's account of the incident.Miguel Hernandez, a neighbor of ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Elected to Second Term as President of Arizona Sheriff's Association
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was elected to another term as the president of the Arizona Sheriff's Association.Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu has been elected to serve a second term as the president of the Arizona Sheriff's Association.Babeu, an Iraq war veteran and former Chandler police off ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Paul Babeu Gets Big Award As Joe Arpaio Announces Latest Crime Sweep: Coincidence?
This has been quite a year for Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, the onetime Massachusetts headmaster who reinvented himself as a cop out here in the desert in the early 2000s.Babeu became ubiquitous on national Fox News programs, especially after the high-profile and increasingly controversial April ... More >>
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February 10, 2011
Sheriff Paul Babeu Vs Feds In Endless Jibber Jabber
So, according to Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, armed conflict between his deputies and members of the Mexican drug cartels are imminent, probably "in the next 30 to 60 days."Paul BabeuYet, on the heels of that prediction, here's a concurrent story in which Alan Bersin, the head of the fed ... More >>
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February 21, 2011
Feds Debunk Another Sheriff Babeu Claim, Say Cartels Not Really Occupying "75-100" Hilltops in Pinal County
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu Cartel members aren't really turning Pinal County into something more like Afghanistan, despite what Sheriff Paul Babeu wrote in a letter last week to the mayors of several Arizona border cities.Ironically, the sheriff had written in response to the mayors' urg ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Paul Babeu's PIO and Neo-Nazi Harry Hughes Have At It Over BFF Photos
Harry Hughes' FacebookSeems Paul Babeu doesn't like this photograph of him and NSM member Harry Hughes (right, in black)A couple of weeks back, I blogged about how Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's spokesman Tim Gaffney had apparently borrowed some stills of desert barricades taken by National Socia ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Louie Puroll of Pinal County Not Back In Uniform Despite Alleged Recent Sighting
Louie Puroll, the former Pinal County sheriff's deputy whose tale about getting shot by illegal alien dope smugglers in the desert near Interstate 8 came under fire last year, is not, repeat not, back on the job. A colleague pointed out a comment attached on-line to one of his stories whic ... More >>
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February 16, 2012
Paul Babeu's Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff's Attorney Threatened Him With Deportation
Louie Puroll, the former Pinal County sheriff's deputy whose tale about getting shot by illegal alien dope smugglers in the desert near Interstate 8 came under fire last year, is not, repeat not, back on the job. A colleague pointed out a comment attached on-line to one of his stories whic ... More >>

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