Area officers respond to multiple prowler calls over weekend

As individuals continue to go missing across the country, Fort Scott residents are taking no chances.

Officers responded to a total of five prowler calls over the weekend. Between the hours of 11 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday, four calls were made to the Fort Scott Police Department about a prowler in the city, a fifth call was made approximately 10 p.m. Sunday night.

Although no reports were filed, FSPD Lt. Travis Shelton recommends residents report any suspicious behavior -- especially late at night and early in the morning.

"We encourage people to call if they see somebody suspicious," Shelton said. "It is definitely not a waste of time."

Shelton said the FSPD receives prowler calls frequently. He added, residents can never tell when some one is walking down the street or if they are "up to no good."