Police were called after someone spotted a man walking in the northwest corner of Altona last Thursday carrying what appeared to be a firearm.
The witness offered up a description of the man and the clothes he was wearing and, from that information, police realized they'd seen him the day before, adding he is well known to them.
Officers found the man at his home wearing the clothes as described by the witness. After speaking with him, police determined the firearm was a toy and say the man voluntarily turned it over to them.
Roadside fire
A pick-up truck was destroyed by fire in an incident last Friday near Plum Coulee.
According to Altona police, a driver was heading east on Highway 14 when his truck, which he'd purchased the day before, began to overheat. He stopped at the intersection with Highway 306 and walked to the nearby gas station to call a mechanic friend who lived in Plum Coulee.
Shortly after, however, a witness came into the gas station asking staff to call 9-1-1 as there was a truck burning on the highway.
Local fire fighters arrived and put out the flames.