The Arizona sheriff's department that botched the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's abduction has been mocked for dressing up as Paw Patrol characters in a zany Halloween video.
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is in charge of the probe into Guthrie's disappearance, wore doglike ears and a canine costume while starring in the 90-second spot published Wednesday across social media.
'We have a problem in Pima County we call Pima Paw Patrol,' Nanos said while playing the role of Chase, a German Shepherd cop in the children's animated series.
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Nanos → wear → series
Nanos loaded a police car with candies and Paw Patrol decorations while telling the camera, 'Good thing no county is too big or dog too small.'
Guthrie, 84, has been missing since February 1 after being taken from her home in the Catalina Foothills area outside Tucson.
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Guthrie → load → Tucson
As of Friday, the Pima County Sheriff's Department had seemingly removed the option for people to comment on its Paw Patrol-inspired video.
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people → remove → video
That did not deter users from taking to the internet to blast Nanos' department for releasing the cartoonish video while there are still more questions than answers about Guthrie.
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That → deter → Guthrie
'Day 257: Have no fear, the Pima County Paw Patrol is here to help find Nancy Guthrie!'
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Patrol → have → Guthrie
an X user wrote on Friday.
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user → write → Friday
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos featured in a Halloween video taking after Paw Patrol that has been panned on social media
Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since February 1 after being abducted from her home. She is pictured with her daughter Savannah
A second commenter, who identified themselves as a Pima County resident, called the sheriff's antics 'so embarrassing.
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who → feature → antics
Other users said the video was 'beyond disturbing' and added, 'There was no chance poor Nancy Guthrie would be found!'
'Just do your job,' a third user added.
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user → say → job
'What the hell is this cringe performance trying to achieve?'
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performance → try → hell
In the video, Nanos had his nose painted like a dog and engaged in cartoon-like banter.
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nose → have → banter
At one point, one of the women who appeared in the footage with him appeared to bark at the sheriff.
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who → appear → sheriff
The clip was not released as part of the probe into Guthrie's disappearance, but rather to promote a Halloween-related event hosted by the sheriff's department on October 24.
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clip → release → October
However, online commenters used the clip to continue criticizing Nanos over how he handled Guthrie's kidnapping.
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he → use → kidnapping
'At this point the cartoon Paw Patrol is better qualified to find Nancy than that dufus!' another user said.
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user → qualify → dufus
'These people couldn't find a piece of hay in a haystack,' a separate commenter said.
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commenter → find → haystack
Nanos, who became a controversial figure after Guthrie's kidnapping, has been ridiculed for appearing in the Halloween video
Nanos became a controversial figure after Guthrie's abduction earlier this year.
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Claims surfaced early in the investigation that he had withheld evidence from the FBI, which he categorically denied as 'not even close to the truth.'
In July, the Pima County Sheriff's Office released two ransom notes believed to be genuine.
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One of the notes alleged Guthrie died shortly after being kidnapped and was ‘buried in nature now.'
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Guthrie → allege → nature
Both notes initially were sent to Tucson television station 13 News days after the 84-year-old went missing.
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old → send → station
The notes, received on February 2 and February 6, both claimed to be from Nancy's captor and were turned over to the Pima County Sheriff's Office and the FBI.
Nanos said then that it was unclear if the notes had been written by the same person, calling the investigation 'very active.’
Doorbell footage was released by the FBI from outside Nancy's home, showing a masked individual in black latex gloves with a backpack and what looked to be a holstered gun
Guthrie was last seen on January 31 after having dinner with her daughter Annie that evening and being driven home by son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, who dropped her off around 9.50pm.
At 1.47am, a masked individual was captured outside Guthrie’s home.
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individual → receive → home
He disabled the home's doorbell camera that captured him.
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that → disable → him
Less than an hour later, Guthrie's monitoring app disconnected from her phone.
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app → disconnect → phone
Investigators believe that could be the moment when Guthrie was removed from her home.
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Guthrie → believe → home
Her disappearance was reported the following day by family members after she failed to attend a church service.
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she → report → service
Drops of blood were found on the front porch of Guthrie’s home, and authorities believe that she was kidnapped.
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she → find → home
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