Shadow Rock-Gold Key Neighborhood Association

On Thursday, Aug 27 at about 3:00pm, some sort of incident occurred in the Mountain Preserve just behind the homes on Aster Drive.

There were four Police Officers, two people in medical scrubs (with stethoscopes) and one scruffy looking man that appeared to be in handcuffs being removed by the officers.

We called the Phoenix Mountain Preserve Ranger Headquarters and they seemed to know nothing about it.  They indicated that they don’t get involved in Police actions.

We called the Police department and they said that they had no record of any such incident (yet?).  With all that has been going on lately, we sure would like to know what transpired since it was something like 15 feet over our back wall. 

Does anyone have any more details?

This afternoon about 3:30 I noticed a police helicopter circling over the area of Wood and Surrey just east of Central Ave.  It circled a number of times.  Within several minutes three police cars arrived and stopped at the parking lot at the end of Central Ave.  A firetruck arrived shortly after.  The officers had apprehended a white male about between 40-50 years of age.  He was held at the police car where the firemen checked his health conditions. 

I noticed two young women sitting near the wall in the parking lot.  They had medical uniforms; the police and firemen talked with them.  After a while they were by themselves and I walked over and asked them if they knew what happened.  They said the man escaped from a care center home at 7th Ave & Peoria.  I heard the a fireman say that they would have him transported to John C. Lincoln. 

I don't think he was injured or ill, only that he might have the need for medical attention. 

My first thought when I saw the copter circling was that they cornered a burglar, however it appears that we've acquired an individual run-a-way from 7th Ave. & Peoria care center.