CVAP Mailing List Used To Solicit Recall Signatures

CVAP mailing list used to solicit recall signatures
LOVE has learned that the CVAP member who engaged in political activism in the recall attempt of Mayor Winfield and Vice Mayor Barrett used police property to further his effort.

James Prunty, CVAP training coordinator, used the CVAP mailing list to solicit signatures. Prunty also publicly bashed the two on social media. You can read about it here.

Complaints lodged
Two CVAP members voiced “...concern over the CVAP email list being used to solicit signatures in a political effort, Sgt. Robert Goddard wrote Prunty in a December 18 email. “I would recommend that the email list provided by the department only be used for official purposes.”

Goddard wrote this in response to Prunty’s concern that complaints had been lodged against him. Apparently lost on Prunty was a memo issued a month earlier advising CVAP members not to be involved in political activities while representing the department. Prunty had identified himself as being involved with the department in his social media post.

Collusion? Theft?
Prunty wrote to Goddard: "The CVAP mailing list I have was provided by Gina Crawford in her capacity as then secretary of the organization [Sun City Oro Valley Posse?]. Is that considered department property?" Goddard replied that “The email list is considered 'department property' and we as a department are expected to exercise diligence in protecting personal information,” according to a subsequent email to Prunty by Goddard.

In essence, Prunty, with the aid of a third party, took police property with personal information and used it for personal gain. He and the third party had no authority to do so. Sounds like that is the definition of theft.

No consequences to date
We do not believe the Prunty has been rebuked for his actions to date by the department. As we wrote previously, we believe that the department needs to do so.
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