Forest Grove Police log excerpt, 29 November 2017

The log entry from the record of local police activity for this week is about a suspicious individual.

Nov. 17 - Officers contacted a man seen talking to a shrub near a shopping center. The man explained that he was looking for sniper positions while waiting for the bus. Police contacted the same man sometime later for activating a flashing cross-walk at random, blocking traffic on a busy street. He was instructed to cease and desist, which he did without incident.

 Some weeks are more interesting than others. This was the best entry for this week. I can think of completely benign reasons for these activities, but it is much more likely that this individual is malicious, or suffering from mental health issues.