News: Batman sighting puts schools on lockdown

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.- To an Arizona middle school, Batman! Three schools in the north Phoenix suburb of Cave Creek were on lockdown for about 45 minutes Wednesday morning after a student at Desert Arroyo Middle School reported seeing a person dressed as Batman run across campus, jump a fence and disappear into the desert, Scottsdale police Sgt. Mark Clark said.

The student described the person as 6 feet 3 inches tall and possibly male.

"We're assuming it was male, although they did have a mask on," Clark said.

Officers combed the desert around the middle school. A nearby elementary school and high school also were on lockdown as officers sought the caped crusader.

The result—no Batman.

"It's just one of those interesting little stories that we looked into but we couldn't find anyone," Clark said.

Nedda Shafir, a spokeswoman for the Cave Creek Unified School District, said putting all the schools on lockdown was a precautionary measure.

"We didn't want to take any chances," Shafir said. "We just don't want to put anyone at risk."

First of all, if Batman has left Gotham, it's for a reason. I'm very disappointed in the A.P. news. Does the journalist even both trying to figure out what crime Batman might have just thwarted? No. They just report that he's been seen.

Anybody else seen? The Joker? The Penguin?

Hey, riddle me this, AP News, what is 6 foot 3 inches and possibly male?

"I'm Batman."