MASON CITY – There was more drama reported at the Mason City Wal-Mart – a seemingly daily occurrence – this time, an elderly man forgot to zip his pants and a woman screamed for help as police rushed to the scene.
According to Mason City police, on September 12 at 3:25 PM, a female customer at Walmart notified employees that a man in the store had just committed indecent exposure. Police were dispatched. The male remained in the store and did not take flight. Police spoke to the complainant, the male subject, and reviewed the video. The elderly male had just exited the restroom and apparently forgotten to zip his pants.
Without going into exact detail, police said “the female was sitting on the bench outside the restroom, noticed the male’s unzipped pants, etc. The female then started to yell for ‘help.’ At about the same, the male appears to realize his pants are unzipped and zips them.”
Police said the surveillance video suggests the unzipped pants was more likely forgetfulness than intentional. The male is elderly and has no history of doing anything like this.
There will be no charges and the incident has been closed, police said.
