Wind Advisory
from SAT 12:00 PM MST until SAT 10:00 PM MST, Western Pima County including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells, Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales, Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail, South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park, Southeast Pinal County including Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle, Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 ft including Douglas/Wilcox, Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount Graham, Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National Monument, Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon, Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains including Mount Lemmon/Summerhaven, Baboquivari Mountains including Kitt Peak, Kofa, Central La Paz, Aguila Valley, Southeast Yuma County, Gila River Valley, Northwest Valley, Tonopah Desert, Gila Bend, Buckeye/Avondale, Cave Creek/New River, Deer Valley, Central Phoenix, North Phoenix/Glendale, New River Mesa, Scottsdale/Paradise Valley, Rio Verde/Salt River, East Valley, Fountain Hills/East Mesa, South Mountain/Ahwatukee, Southeast Valley/Queen Creek, Superior, Northwest Pinal County, West Pinal County, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, Tonto Basin, Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Sonoran Desert Natl Monument, San Carlos, Dripping Springs, Globe/Miami, Southeast Gila County

Phoenix police give Christmas gifts to residents at Valley facility

Led in a motorcade, officers arrived with gifts at Hacienda Health Center.

"They put the call out for Blue Santa and he answers the call every year," said Sgt. Vince Lewis with the Phoenix Police Department.

One hundred residents live at this facility for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

"Everyone's face lights up here when Phoenix PD come out and bring gifts to the residents," Arlin Acosta said. "They have the most joyous time here."

Officers started this tradition 27 years ago after responding to a fire call and noticing the residents didn't have any Christmas gifts.

"The officers pooled their money, resources, their own time to come together and provide for the gifts," Sgt. Lewis said. "They do unbelievable work for the community. They need to be supported by everyone."

Officers say they start this process months in advance and really make sure their gift has meaning.

"Some of them are nonverbal and some aren't too ambulatory; they physically can't do a whole lot, but you can still see in their eyes when Blue Santa comes out of the car and police officers fill the hallway, they're an enormous amount of cheer that comes with that," Sgt. Lewis said. "You can see that in the residence reactions."