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Sun City West Posse working to protect from falling cactuses

Responds to hazards in roadways

The Sun City West Posse responded to a call where a saguaro fell in the road on the northbound lanes of R.H. Johnson Blvd.

(Independent Newsmedia/Jennifer Jimenez)

Volunteers with the Sun City West Posse respond to several various types of calls, including welfare checks and accident assistance.

But a unique call came into the Sun City West Posse that a road hazard was on the northbound lanes of R.H. Johnson Boulevard. When deputies responded there was a saguaro in the road after it fell from the landscaping in the median.

Sun City West Posse Cmdr. Ed Stern said when a call comes in for a 585, which means a road hazard, deputies always respond.

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