Multiple patients arrested after chaos erupts at Chandler juvenile health center

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — Juvenile patients at a Chandler behavioral health facility were arrested following two separate disturbances in less than 24 hours, police say.

Chandler Police responded to Oasis Behavioral Health, near Arizona Avenue and Warner Road, twice on Saturday — first in the early morning hours and again that evening.

Early-Morning Chaos

Officers were first called to the facility just after 1:30 a.m. after several patients reportedly pulled the fire alarm and tried to leave the building, according to the Chandler Police Department.

Police say they helped staff return patients to their rooms, but were called back about an hour later when another fire alarm was pulled…

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