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Police Investigating After Riderless Motorcycle Found Downed in Intersection

E Bell Rd & N Cave Creek Rd

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  • Police in Phoenix are investigating a motorcycle found abandoned at an intersection, with the rider missing. Authorities are searching for the rider, last seen in black clothing and a helmet, and are examining a nearby black Toyota Corolla for potential involvement in the incident.

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Police are checking local medical facilities to see if the missing rider sought treatment.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:19
And if I see any free units, might be worth just having somebody roll into the ER at, uh, I think it's a Hunter Health. Or no, it's a Abrazo. Scottsdale, at 51 and Bell. Just see if somebody was dropped off. Yeah, 634, can you start us that way? 634, can you copy?

Police have contacted the driver of the other vehicle involved, confirming only the motorcycle rider may be injured.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:26
61 King, I'll be 17 for that scenario, 10-4. And 62 John, my unit's out there. We contacted the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the 961. I just want to verify that it is actually only a 961 and not a 962. 61 King, 10-4. She is in front of the Tile-Max. I've contacted her. The only potential injuries would be to our motorcycle rider. There's pretty good damage to her vehicle.

Police are now looking for a white Ford Flex, possibly involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
691, apart from the turban that he was wearing, no, he was wearing a helmet. And then the bike that's here in that 961 is the bike. Desert Ops, can you tell where in the complex at Park Seagate? And then for those units, was it like a white, like Italian country minivan type car? 624 King. We're conflicting. The last bit I got just now was it potentially was a white Ford Flex. It's possibly a white Ford Flex. Desert Ops, you should record from the foreign north side. 10-4, cover.

Northbound traffic at the intersection is being blocked as police work to clear the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:14
Copy, weapons, Cave Creek and Bell. The next unit to come, 23, block 3 northbound from 9. 5, overhead at the RO's 20, we'll look for that white van. Copy, overhead at the RO's 20, looking for the white van. Ambulance show us 65, just to make sure. Can I get an ID, SK?

The missing rider reportedly left the scene in a white passenger van heading eastbound.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Did they give a direction of travel for the car that he took off in? Information negative. The original call said that they left it in an unknown direction of travel. They did give a ZUKO case. I'm going to call that caller and see if they got a direction of travel. 624 King, sounds like you got into a white passenger van and then left eastbound. Copy, white passenger van, left eastbound. 633 King, what's the time of the run coming? 23 at 4722 East Bell. I'll be looking for a white van.

Police are checking if a black Toyota Corolla nearby was involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:12
6103. we'll put a 21 to call, see what vehicle they're going in. Yeah, 10-4. Are there other vehicles involved in that? Is it a black Toyota Corolla that should be in front of the Tidal Max if they saw something?

Police suspect the motorcycle was involved in a collision, but no other vehicles are present at the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Covered with people in the southwest corner. 62 John, does it appear as if the guy put the bike down on his own, or does it look like it was involved in like a 961? It looks like a 961. There's no other vehicles around, like, in the intersection. There might be somebody that pulled into the parking lot, I'm not sure. That's a 962, Henry just came in at Cave Creek and now saying the...

Police are searching for the missing rider, last seen wearing black clothing and a black helmet.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:07
65, what was your rider wear? Black clothing, black helmet.

Police are investigating after finding a downed motorcycle in the middle of the intersection with no rider in sight.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
631 John, I thought you just attached for the motorcycle. Are you heading to 4722 East Bell with 633 King? Number 5, you guys, I think I've got, I've got your motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell. It is down in the middle of the intersection. I don't see a rider around it at the moment. Copy, motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell, down in the middle of the intersection. You don't see a rider. We just walked up to the bike. I'm looking for your rider. I don't have eyes on a person at the moment. The group of people on the southwest corner?

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Bell Rd & N Cave Creek Rd.

Police are checking local medical facilities to see if the missing rider sought treatment.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:19
And if I see any free units, might be worth just having somebody roll into the ER at, uh, I think it's a Hunter Health. Or no, it's a Abrazo. Scottsdale, at 51 and Bell. Just see if somebody was dropped off. Yeah, 634, can you start us that way? 634, can you copy?

Police have contacted the driver of the other vehicle involved, confirming only the motorcycle rider may be injured.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:26
61 King, I'll be 17 for that scenario, 10-4. And 62 John, my unit's out there. We contacted the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the 961. I just want to verify that it is actually only a 961 and not a 962. 61 King, 10-4. She is in front of the Tile-Max. I've contacted her. The only potential injuries would be to our motorcycle rider. There's pretty good damage to her vehicle.

Police are now looking for a white Ford Flex, possibly involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
691, apart from the turban that he was wearing, no, he was wearing a helmet. And then the bike that's here in that 961 is the bike. Desert Ops, can you tell where in the complex at Park Seagate? And then for those units, was it like a white, like Italian country minivan type car? 624 King. We're conflicting. The last bit I got just now was it potentially was a white Ford Flex. It's possibly a white Ford Flex. Desert Ops, you should record from the foreign north side. 10-4, cover.

Northbound traffic at the intersection is being blocked as police work to clear the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:14
Copy, weapons, Cave Creek and Bell. The next unit to come, 23, block 3 northbound from 9. 5, overhead at the RO's 20, we'll look for that white van. Copy, overhead at the RO's 20, looking for the white van. Ambulance show us 65, just to make sure. Can I get an ID, SK?

The missing rider reportedly left the scene in a white passenger van heading eastbound.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Did they give a direction of travel for the car that he took off in? Information negative. The original call said that they left it in an unknown direction of travel. They did give a ZUKO case. I'm going to call that caller and see if they got a direction of travel. 624 King, sounds like you got into a white passenger van and then left eastbound. Copy, white passenger van, left eastbound. 633 King, what's the time of the run coming? 23 at 4722 East Bell. I'll be looking for a white van.

Police are checking if a black Toyota Corolla nearby was involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:12
6103. we'll put a 21 to call, see what vehicle they're going in. Yeah, 10-4. Are there other vehicles involved in that? Is it a black Toyota Corolla that should be in front of the Tidal Max if they saw something?

Police suspect the motorcycle was involved in a collision, but no other vehicles are present at the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Covered with people in the southwest corner. 62 John, does it appear as if the guy put the bike down on his own, or does it look like it was involved in like a 961? It looks like a 961. There's no other vehicles around, like, in the intersection. There might be somebody that pulled into the parking lot, I'm not sure. That's a 962, Henry just came in at Cave Creek and now saying the...

Police are searching for the missing rider, last seen wearing black clothing and a black helmet.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:07
65, what was your rider wear? Black clothing, black helmet.

Police are investigating after finding a downed motorcycle in the middle of the intersection with no rider in sight.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
631 John, I thought you just attached for the motorcycle. Are you heading to 4722 East Bell with 633 King? Number 5, you guys, I think I've got, I've got your motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell. It is down in the middle of the intersection. I don't see a rider around it at the moment. Copy, motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell, down in the middle of the intersection. You don't see a rider. We just walked up to the bike. I'm looking for your rider. I don't have eyes on a person at the moment. The group of people on the southwest corner?

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Bell Rd & N Cave Creek Rd.

Police are checking local medical facilities to see if the missing rider sought treatment.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:19
And if I see any free units, might be worth just having somebody roll into the ER at, uh, I think it's a Hunter Health. Or no, it's a Abrazo. Scottsdale, at 51 and Bell. Just see if somebody was dropped off. Yeah, 634, can you start us that way? 634, can you copy?

Police have contacted the driver of the other vehicle involved, confirming only the motorcycle rider may be injured.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:26
61 King, I'll be 17 for that scenario, 10-4. And 62 John, my unit's out there. We contacted the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the 961. I just want to verify that it is actually only a 961 and not a 962. 61 King, 10-4. She is in front of the Tile-Max. I've contacted her. The only potential injuries would be to our motorcycle rider. There's pretty good damage to her vehicle.

Police are now looking for a white Ford Flex, possibly involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
691, apart from the turban that he was wearing, no, he was wearing a helmet. And then the bike that's here in that 961 is the bike. Desert Ops, can you tell where in the complex at Park Seagate? And then for those units, was it like a white, like Italian country minivan type car? 624 King. We're conflicting. The last bit I got just now was it potentially was a white Ford Flex. It's possibly a white Ford Flex. Desert Ops, you should record from the foreign north side. 10-4, cover.

Northbound traffic at the intersection is being blocked as police work to clear the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:14
Copy, weapons, Cave Creek and Bell. The next unit to come, 23, block 3 northbound from 9. 5, overhead at the RO's 20, we'll look for that white van. Copy, overhead at the RO's 20, looking for the white van. Ambulance show us 65, just to make sure. Can I get an ID, SK?

The missing rider reportedly left the scene in a white passenger van heading eastbound.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Did they give a direction of travel for the car that he took off in? Information negative. The original call said that they left it in an unknown direction of travel. They did give a ZUKO case. I'm going to call that caller and see if they got a direction of travel. 624 King, sounds like you got into a white passenger van and then left eastbound. Copy, white passenger van, left eastbound. 633 King, what's the time of the run coming? 23 at 4722 East Bell. I'll be looking for a white van.

Police are checking if a black Toyota Corolla nearby was involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:12
6103. we'll put a 21 to call, see what vehicle they're going in. Yeah, 10-4. Are there other vehicles involved in that? Is it a black Toyota Corolla that should be in front of the Tidal Max if they saw something?

Police suspect the motorcycle was involved in a collision, but no other vehicles are present at the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Covered with people in the southwest corner. 62 John, does it appear as if the guy put the bike down on his own, or does it look like it was involved in like a 961? It looks like a 961. There's no other vehicles around, like, in the intersection. There might be somebody that pulled into the parking lot, I'm not sure. That's a 962, Henry just came in at Cave Creek and now saying the...

Police are searching for the missing rider, last seen wearing black clothing and a black helmet.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:07
65, what was your rider wear? Black clothing, black helmet.

Police are investigating after finding a downed motorcycle in the middle of the intersection with no rider in sight.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
631 John, I thought you just attached for the motorcycle. Are you heading to 4722 East Bell with 633 King? Number 5, you guys, I think I've got, I've got your motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell. It is down in the middle of the intersection. I don't see a rider around it at the moment. Copy, motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell, down in the middle of the intersection. You don't see a rider. We just walked up to the bike. I'm looking for your rider. I don't have eyes on a person at the moment. The group of people on the southwest corner?

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Bell Rd & N Cave Creek Rd.

Police are checking local medical facilities to see if the missing rider sought treatment.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:19
And if I see any free units, might be worth just having somebody roll into the ER at, uh, I think it's a Hunter Health. Or no, it's a Abrazo. Scottsdale, at 51 and Bell. Just see if somebody was dropped off. Yeah, 634, can you start us that way? 634, can you copy?

Police have contacted the driver of the other vehicle involved, confirming only the motorcycle rider may be injured.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:26
61 King, I'll be 17 for that scenario, 10-4. And 62 John, my unit's out there. We contacted the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the 961. I just want to verify that it is actually only a 961 and not a 962. 61 King, 10-4. She is in front of the Tile-Max. I've contacted her. The only potential injuries would be to our motorcycle rider. There's pretty good damage to her vehicle.

Police are now looking for a white Ford Flex, possibly involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
691, apart from the turban that he was wearing, no, he was wearing a helmet. And then the bike that's here in that 961 is the bike. Desert Ops, can you tell where in the complex at Park Seagate? And then for those units, was it like a white, like Italian country minivan type car? 624 King. We're conflicting. The last bit I got just now was it potentially was a white Ford Flex. It's possibly a white Ford Flex. Desert Ops, you should record from the foreign north side. 10-4, cover.

Northbound traffic at the intersection is being blocked as police work to clear the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:14
Copy, weapons, Cave Creek and Bell. The next unit to come, 23, block 3 northbound from 9. 5, overhead at the RO's 20, we'll look for that white van. Copy, overhead at the RO's 20, looking for the white van. Ambulance show us 65, just to make sure. Can I get an ID, SK?

The missing rider reportedly left the scene in a white passenger van heading eastbound.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Did they give a direction of travel for the car that he took off in? Information negative. The original call said that they left it in an unknown direction of travel. They did give a ZUKO case. I'm going to call that caller and see if they got a direction of travel. 624 King, sounds like you got into a white passenger van and then left eastbound. Copy, white passenger van, left eastbound. 633 King, what's the time of the run coming? 23 at 4722 East Bell. I'll be looking for a white van.

Police are checking if a black Toyota Corolla nearby was involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:12
6103. we'll put a 21 to call, see what vehicle they're going in. Yeah, 10-4. Are there other vehicles involved in that? Is it a black Toyota Corolla that should be in front of the Tidal Max if they saw something?

Police suspect the motorcycle was involved in a collision, but no other vehicles are present at the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Covered with people in the southwest corner. 62 John, does it appear as if the guy put the bike down on his own, or does it look like it was involved in like a 961? It looks like a 961. There's no other vehicles around, like, in the intersection. There might be somebody that pulled into the parking lot, I'm not sure. That's a 962, Henry just came in at Cave Creek and now saying the...

Police are searching for the missing rider, last seen wearing black clothing and a black helmet.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:07
65, what was your rider wear? Black clothing, black helmet.

Police are investigating after finding a downed motorcycle in the middle of the intersection with no rider in sight.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
631 John, I thought you just attached for the motorcycle. Are you heading to 4722 East Bell with 633 King? Number 5, you guys, I think I've got, I've got your motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell. It is down in the middle of the intersection. I don't see a rider around it at the moment. Copy, motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell, down in the middle of the intersection. You don't see a rider. We just walked up to the bike. I'm looking for your rider. I don't have eyes on a person at the moment. The group of people on the southwest corner?

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Bell Rd & N Cave Creek Rd.

Police are checking local medical facilities to see if the missing rider sought treatment.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:19
And if I see any free units, might be worth just having somebody roll into the ER at, uh, I think it's a Hunter Health. Or no, it's a Abrazo. Scottsdale, at 51 and Bell. Just see if somebody was dropped off. Yeah, 634, can you start us that way? 634, can you copy?

Police have contacted the driver of the other vehicle involved, confirming only the motorcycle rider may be injured.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:26
61 King, I'll be 17 for that scenario, 10-4. And 62 John, my unit's out there. We contacted the driver of the other vehicle that was involved in the 961. I just want to verify that it is actually only a 961 and not a 962. 61 King, 10-4. She is in front of the Tile-Max. I've contacted her. The only potential injuries would be to our motorcycle rider. There's pretty good damage to her vehicle.

Police are now looking for a white Ford Flex, possibly involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
691, apart from the turban that he was wearing, no, he was wearing a helmet. And then the bike that's here in that 961 is the bike. Desert Ops, can you tell where in the complex at Park Seagate? And then for those units, was it like a white, like Italian country minivan type car? 624 King. We're conflicting. The last bit I got just now was it potentially was a white Ford Flex. It's possibly a white Ford Flex. Desert Ops, you should record from the foreign north side. 10-4, cover.

Northbound traffic at the intersection is being blocked as police work to clear the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:14
Copy, weapons, Cave Creek and Bell. The next unit to come, 23, block 3 northbound from 9. 5, overhead at the RO's 20, we'll look for that white van. Copy, overhead at the RO's 20, looking for the white van. Ambulance show us 65, just to make sure. Can I get an ID, SK?

The missing rider reportedly left the scene in a white passenger van heading eastbound.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Did they give a direction of travel for the car that he took off in? Information negative. The original call said that they left it in an unknown direction of travel. They did give a ZUKO case. I'm going to call that caller and see if they got a direction of travel. 624 King, sounds like you got into a white passenger van and then left eastbound. Copy, white passenger van, left eastbound. 633 King, what's the time of the run coming? 23 at 4722 East Bell. I'll be looking for a white van.

Police are checking if a black Toyota Corolla nearby was involved in the incident.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:12
6103. we'll put a 21 to call, see what vehicle they're going in. Yeah, 10-4. Are there other vehicles involved in that? Is it a black Toyota Corolla that should be in front of the Tidal Max if they saw something?

Police suspect the motorcycle was involved in a collision, but no other vehicles are present at the scene.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
Covered with people in the southwest corner. 62 John, does it appear as if the guy put the bike down on his own, or does it look like it was involved in like a 961? It looks like a 961. There's no other vehicles around, like, in the intersection. There might be somebody that pulled into the parking lot, I'm not sure. That's a 962, Henry just came in at Cave Creek and now saying the...

Police are searching for the missing rider, last seen wearing black clothing and a black helmet.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:07
65, what was your rider wear? Black clothing, black helmet.

Police are investigating after finding a downed motorcycle in the middle of the intersection with no rider in sight.

PPD Desert Horizon A6 600 Dispatch · 0:30
631 John, I thought you just attached for the motorcycle. Are you heading to 4722 East Bell with 633 King? Number 5, you guys, I think I've got, I've got your motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell. It is down in the middle of the intersection. I don't see a rider around it at the moment. Copy, motorcycle, Cave Creek and Bell, down in the middle of the intersection. You don't see a rider. We just walked up to the bike. I'm looking for your rider. I don't have eyes on a person at the moment. The group of people on the southwest corner?

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at E Bell Rd & N Cave Creek Rd.

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lovelee83May 17 at 10:21 AM

That is very weird but many cameras in the area. Also homeless so they may have seen or heard something

lovelee83May 17 at 10:21 AM

That is very weird but many cameras in the area. Also homeless so they may have seen or heard something

lovelee83May 17 at 10:21 AM

That is very weird but many cameras in the area. Also homeless so they may have seen or heard something

lovelee83May 17 at 10:21 AM

That is very weird but many cameras in the area. Also homeless so they may have seen or heard something

lovelee83May 17 at 10:21 AM

That is very weird but many cameras in the area. Also homeless so they may have seen or heard something

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