MASON CITY – A Mason City police officer recently spotted a young man “darting into the bushes” near a church and suspected him of urinating there, but no charges were brought.
The incident took place on August 15 around 1:31 PM, when according to a police report, a Mason City police officer “observed a subject urinating on private property.”
Police tell NIT that “the officer saw a young male, approximately 20 years old, acting a little odd before darting into the bushes near the St. James Church.”
The officer investigated as the male came back into view, then spoke with the subject about the incident. The officer assumed at the time that the subject may have urinated in the bushes.
However, the officer could not definitively prove what the man was doing and no charges were filed, police confirmed today. The name of the individual was not released.
