Overview
- Surveillance video published by local outlets shows an APS troubleshooter pulling over in downtown Phoenix to stop a toddler at the curb.
- The child had slipped away from a nearby parent and was headed toward a busy street before being picked up and returned with no injuries reported.
- APS identified the employee as Robert Butler, a troubleshooter who responds to electrical emergencies, equipment issues, and outages.
- Butler said he was grateful to be in the right place at the right time and noted the scare hit home because he has a 2-year-old son.
- APS said a supervisor, Kort Meyer, also tried to intervene but a gate blocked him, and the company’s downtown service center cameras captured the encounter.