Residents Concerned After No Notification of Escape at Grand Mound Mental Health Facility
The ChronicleJun 24, 2017
However, some area residents didn't hear about the escape until news outlets began posting stories online Tuesday.
"I think my sister found out through social media," said
Stedham grew up on the property where his family runs a driving range. He remembers that past escapes from
"That was back in the day when you left your keys in your car and never worried about anything," he said. "Now it's not like that."
Even though Moore was in
"We can't release any information. What we do is we notify law enforcement." he said. "Our hands are tied."
If administrators release information about an escape, they could be violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which prohibits medical providers from disclosing confidential information.
Capestany said
Lt.
Deputies soon investigated one lead, which didn't get them any closer to Moore.
"There was another inmate in there, another person in holding that was a female that he was friendly with and they learned from talking to her that she had a mother who lives right down the street from there," Rudloff said
They checked the house and didn't find any sign of Moore, he said.
By not notifying residents of the escape, law enforcement and DSHS missed a valuable opportunity to have more eyes looking for Moore, Stedham said.
"Why is it a day later before anybody's looking for anybody?" he said. "We're a close neighborhood still living out there."
Moore does not have ties to the area.
Rudloff also spoke in favor of a notification system to area residents.
"I would think they need to get that straight," he said. "It would be good for them to make a public notification when things happen."
Moore is 6 feet 3, 180 pounds and has short red hair. To report his whereabouts, contact the
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