We like to think that, as people who deal with and read a lot of news daily, we've already seen and heard it all. But every now and then, something comes along that even we can't wrap our heads around.

Such is the case with the recent story of the so-called 'drive-by pooper', who was caught on CCTV relieving himself in a laneway in Sydney's inner-west – right next to people's homes! Ew…

It was an unpleasant surprise that no one in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore wanted to wake up to. On Tuesday morning, residents discovered human faeces in a laneway just metres away from homes.

CCTV captured both the disgusting act and the perpetrator, with images later shared on a community Facebook page, where they have since gone viral. The inner-city mystery has sparked widespread community outrage, with locals determined to track down the man responsible and hold him accountable for his mess.

An unidentified man was caught on camera pooping in an inner-city laneway. Credit: Daily Mail.​

According to the CCTV images, a Toyota Corolla hatchback pulled over on Salisbury Lane around 4:45 am on Tuesday. A man got out of the car and stood between the wall of a house and his vehicle before dropping his light-coloured trousers.

Then, he squatted down and relieved himself in full view of any passing cars or pedestrians (not that there were many around at that time of day!) before hastily pulling up his pants and jumping back into his vehicle.

He drove off moments later, leaving behind an unwanted 'present' for someone else to deal with. Disgusting!

The story has since caused widespread community outrage, with many locals taking to social media to share their disgust at the unidentified man's actions.

'If you know who this person is, please let him know to clean up their own mess as it is still there,' one furious woman wrote in a Facebook post, with another resident commenting: 'It is very disappointing that the Stanmore neighbourhood has to deal with this unhygienic issue.'

One local even thought he should have used the toilets at Stanmore McDonalds, which are only 600 metres away from where the man was spotted.

However, some residents tried to defend the individual, saying that the full story should be known before jumping to conclusions. 'The guy may have had an upset stomach,' one person argued.

The drive-by-pooper was driving a Toyota Corolla (pictured pulling over in the laneway). Credit: Daily Mail.​

It's not clear yet whether Sydney police will get involved in tracking down the mystery pooper, but Stanmore locals seem pretty determined to find him themselves (or at least make sure he thinks twice before doing something like this again).

In NSW, acting indecently when in or near a public area, within earshot of a school, or while in plain view of those areas, constitutes 'offensive' behaviour. The law says that someone's behaviour is offensive if it hurts someone's feelings or makes a reasonable person angry, disgusted, resentful, or outraged.

In the same vein, defecating in public is considered extremely offensive behaviour. A police officer may issue a penalty notice or an on-the-spot fine of $500 to someone who violates NSW's laws regarding offensive behaviour.

So what do you think of this story? Do you agree that the police should be involved in this case, or is this something the local residents should deal with? Let us know in the comments!

 

[Observer]

We like to think that, as people who deal with and read a lot of news daily, we've already seen and heard it all. But every now and then, something comes along that even we can't wrap our heads around.

Such is the case with the recent story of the so-called 'drive-by pooper', who was caught on CCTV relieving himself in a laneway in Sydney's inner-west – right next to people's homes! Ew…

It was an unpleasant surprise that no one in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore wanted to wake up to. On Tuesday morning, residents discovered human faeces in a laneway just metres away from homes.

CCTV captured both the disgusting act and the perpetrator, with images later shared on a community Facebook page, where they have since gone viral. The inner-city mystery has sparked widespread community outrage, with locals determined to track down the man responsible and hold him accountable for his mess.

An unidentified man was caught on camera pooping in an inner-city laneway. Credit: Daily Mail.​

According to the CCTV images, a Toyota Corolla hatchback pulled over on Salisbury Lane around 4:45 am on Tuesday. A man got out of the car and stood between the wall of a house and his vehicle before dropping his light-coloured trousers.

Then, he squatted down and relieved himself in full view of any passing cars or pedestrians (not that there were many around at that time of day!) before hastily pulling up his pants and jumping back into his vehicle.

He drove off moments later, leaving behind an unwanted 'present' for someone else to deal with. Disgusting!

The story has since caused widespread community outrage, with many locals taking to social media to share their disgust at the unidentified man's actions.

'If you know who this person is, please let him know to clean up their own mess as it is still there,' one furious woman wrote in a Facebook post, with another resident commenting: 'It is very disappointing that the Stanmore neighbourhood has to deal with this unhygienic issue.'

One local even thought he should have used the toilets at Stanmore McDonalds, which are only 600 metres away from where the man was spotted.

However, some residents tried to defend the individual, saying that the full story should be known before jumping to conclusions. 'The guy may have had an upset stomach,' one person argued.

The drive-by-pooper was driving a Toyota Corolla (pictured pulling over in the laneway). Credit: Daily Mail.​

It's not clear yet whether Sydney police will get involved in tracking down the mystery pooper, but Stanmore locals seem pretty determined to find him themselves (or at least make sure he thinks twice before doing something like this again).

In NSW, acting indecently when in or near a public area, within earshot of a school, or while in plain view of those areas, constitutes 'offensive' behaviour. The law says that someone's behaviour is offensive if it hurts someone's feelings or makes a reasonable person angry, disgusted, resentful, or outraged.

In the same vein, defecating in public is considered extremely offensive behaviour. A police officer may issue a penalty notice or an on-the-spot fine of $500 to someone who violates NSW's laws regarding offensive behaviour.

So what do you think of this story? Do you agree that the police should be involved in this case, or is this something the local residents should deal with? Let us know in the comments!

It is disgusting but l must say that l have been caught out before and when l asked the 7-11 service attendant to use their toilet, they refused me saying it was against policy. I really had to go, so virtually right out in the open in broad daylight, l crouched myself against my truck and let go. There was absolutely nowhere else l could have gone. Fortunately, l had toilet paper with me. If they would have only said "Yes" it would have saved embarrassment and a clean up job later.

 

[Dberry//]

We like to think that, as people who deal with and read a lot of news daily, we've already seen and heard it all. But every now and then, something comes along that even we can't wrap our heads around.

Such is the case with the recent story of the so-called 'drive-by pooper', who was caught on CCTV relieving himself in a laneway in Sydney's inner-west – right next to people's homes! Ew…

It was an unpleasant surprise that no one in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore wanted to wake up to. On Tuesday morning, residents discovered human faeces in a laneway just metres away from homes.

CCTV captured both the disgusting act and the perpetrator, with images later shared on a community Facebook page, where they have since gone viral. The inner-city mystery has sparked widespread community outrage, with locals determined to track down the man responsible and hold him accountable for his mess.

An unidentified man was caught on camera pooping in an inner-city laneway. Credit: Daily Mail.​

According to the CCTV images, a Toyota Corolla hatchback pulled over on Salisbury Lane around 4:45 am on Tuesday. A man got out of the car and stood between the wall of a house and his vehicle before dropping his light-coloured trousers.

Then, he squatted down and relieved himself in full view of any passing cars or pedestrians (not that there were many around at that time of day!) before hastily pulling up his pants and jumping back into his vehicle.

He drove off moments later, leaving behind an unwanted 'present' for someone else to deal with. Disgusting!

The story has since caused widespread community outrage, with many locals taking to social media to share their disgust at the unidentified man's actions.

'If you know who this person is, please let him know to clean up their own mess as it is still there,' one furious woman wrote in a Facebook post, with another resident commenting: 'It is very disappointing that the Stanmore neighbourhood has to deal with this unhygienic issue.'

One local even thought he should have used the toilets at Stanmore McDonalds, which are only 600 metres away from where the man was spotted.

However, some residents tried to defend the individual, saying that the full story should be known before jumping to conclusions. 'The guy may have had an upset stomach,' one person argued.

The drive-by-pooper was driving a Toyota Corolla (pictured pulling over in the laneway). Credit: Daily Mail.​

It's not clear yet whether Sydney police will get involved in tracking down the mystery pooper, but Stanmore locals seem pretty determined to find him themselves (or at least make sure he thinks twice before doing something like this again).

In NSW, acting indecently when in or near a public area, within earshot of a school, or while in plain view of those areas, constitutes 'offensive' behaviour. The law says that someone's behaviour is offensive if it hurts someone's feelings or makes a reasonable person angry, disgusted, resentful, or outraged.

In the same vein, defecating in public is considered extremely offensive behaviour. A police officer may issue a penalty notice or an on-the-spot fine of $500 to someone who violates NSW's laws regarding offensive behaviour.

So what do you think of this story? Do you agree that the police should be involved in this case, or is this something the local residents should deal with? Let us know in the comments!

Yes, how disgusting

 

[terri]

Totally disgusting. This bloke may have health issues that cause him to need a toilet in a hurry, but if so he should know where public toilets are or any Maccas can help. We clean up after our pets (hopefully) so he could clean up after himself. I am beyond words that this man feels this is ok.

 

[Maurie7]

Absolutely everybody caught in his situation would do the same thing, he might've been trying to get to a toilet but ran out of time.

 

[Zelda333]

We like to think that, as people who deal with and read a lot of news daily, we've already seen and heard it all. But every now and then, something comes along that even we can't wrap our heads around.

Such is the case with the recent story of the so-called 'drive-by pooper', who was caught on CCTV relieving himself in a laneway in Sydney's inner-west – right next to people's homes! Ew…

It was an unpleasant surprise that no one in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore wanted to wake up to. On Tuesday morning, residents discovered human faeces in a laneway just metres away from homes.

CCTV captured both the disgusting act and the perpetrator, with images later shared on a community Facebook page, where they have since gone viral. The inner-city mystery has sparked widespread community outrage, with locals determined to track down the man responsible and hold him accountable for his mess.

An unidentified man was caught on camera pooping in an inner-city laneway. Credit: Daily Mail.​

According to the CCTV images, a Toyota Corolla hatchback pulled over on Salisbury Lane around 4:45 am on Tuesday. A man got out of the car and stood between the wall of a house and his vehicle before dropping his light-coloured trousers.

Then, he squatted down and relieved himself in full view of any passing cars or pedestrians (not that there were many around at that time of day!) before hastily pulling up his pants and jumping back into his vehicle.

He drove off moments later, leaving behind an unwanted 'present' for someone else to deal with. Disgusting!

The story has since caused widespread community outrage, with many locals taking to social media to share their disgust at the unidentified man's actions.

'If you know who this person is, please let him know to clean up their own mess as it is still there,' one furious woman wrote in a Facebook post, with another resident commenting: 'It is very disappointing that the Stanmore neighbourhood has to deal with this unhygienic issue.'

One local even thought he should have used the toilets at Stanmore McDonalds, which are only 600 metres away from where the man was spotted.

However, some residents tried to defend the individual, saying that the full story should be known before jumping to conclusions. 'The guy may have had an upset stomach,' one person argued.

The drive-by-pooper was driving a Toyota Corolla (pictured pulling over in the laneway). Credit: Daily Mail.​

It's not clear yet whether Sydney police will get involved in tracking down the mystery pooper, but Stanmore locals seem pretty determined to find him themselves (or at least make sure he thinks twice before doing something like this again).

In NSW, acting indecently when in or near a public area, within earshot of a school, or while in plain view of those areas, constitutes 'offensive' behaviour. The law says that someone's behaviour is offensive if it hurts someone's feelings or makes a reasonable person angry, disgusted, resentful, or outraged.

In the same vein, defecating in public is considered extremely offensive behaviour. A police officer may issue a penalty notice or an on-the-spot fine of $500 to someone who violates NSW's laws regarding offensive behaviour.

So what do you think of this story? Do you agree that the police should be involved in this case, or is this something the local residents should deal with? Let us know in the comments!

I think this should be a police matter. No knowing how the guy would respond if locals approach him.

 

[Macarj]

Absolutely everybody caught in his situation would do the same thing, he might've been trying to get to a toilet but ran out of time.

That's right nobody knows the situation so how can you have an opinion on this

 

[Suzanne rose]

It is Disgusting but there is 2 sides to every story and we don't know his.

If he had to go he had to go but surely he had something in his car to clean it up

 

[Ezzy]

We like to think that, as people who deal with and read a lot of news daily, we've already seen and heard it all. But every now and then, something comes along that even we can't wrap our heads around.

Such is the case with the recent story of the so-called 'drive-by pooper', who was caught on CCTV relieving himself in a laneway in Sydney's inner-west – right next to people's homes! Ew…

It was an unpleasant surprise that no one in the Sydney suburb of Stanmore wanted to wake up to. On Tuesday morning, residents discovered human faeces in a laneway just metres away from homes.

CCTV captured both the disgusting act and the perpetrator, with images later shared on a community Facebook page, where they have since gone viral. The inner-city mystery has sparked widespread community outrage, with locals determined to track down the man responsible and hold him accountable for his mess.

An unidentified man was caught on camera pooping in an inner-city laneway. Credit: Daily Mail.​

According to the CCTV images, a Toyota Corolla hatchback pulled over on Salisbury Lane around 4:45 am on Tuesday. A man got out of the car and stood between the wall of a house and his vehicle before dropping his light-coloured trousers.

Then, he squatted down and relieved himself in full view of any passing cars or pedestrians (not that there were many around at that time of day!) before hastily pulling up his pants and jumping back into his vehicle.

He drove off moments later, leaving behind an unwanted 'present' for someone else to deal with. Disgusting!

The story has since caused widespread community outrage, with many locals taking to social media to share their disgust at the unidentified man's actions.

'If you know who this person is, please let him know to clean up their own mess as it is still there,' one furious woman wrote in a Facebook post, with another resident commenting: 'It is very disappointing that the Stanmore neighbourhood has to deal with this unhygienic issue.'

One local even thought he should have used the toilets at Stanmore McDonalds, which are only 600 metres away from where the man was spotted.

However, some residents tried to defend the individual, saying that the full story should be known before jumping to conclusions. 'The guy may have had an upset stomach,' one person argued.

The drive-by-pooper was driving a Toyota Corolla (pictured pulling over in the laneway). Credit: Daily Mail.​

It's not clear yet whether Sydney police will get involved in tracking down the mystery pooper, but Stanmore locals seem pretty determined to find him themselves (or at least make sure he thinks twice before doing something like this again).

In NSW, acting indecently when in or near a public area, within earshot of a school, or while in plain view of those areas, constitutes 'offensive' behaviour. The law says that someone's behaviour is offensive if it hurts someone's feelings or makes a reasonable person angry, disgusted, resentful, or outraged.

In the same vein, defecating in public is considered extremely offensive behaviour. A police officer may issue a penalty notice or an on-the-spot fine of $500 to someone who violates NSW's laws regarding offensive behaviour.

So what do you think of this story? Do you agree that the police should be involved in this case, or is this something the local residents should deal with? Let us know in the comments!

The Police have more punch than local residents, have the power to inforce a fine & follow up if this is not paid. They also have access to computer software which will identify the offender by his car registration. Locals can't ask a suspect to drop his tweeds & turn around for a cheek recognition.

Hate to be doing his laundry if he didn't wipe himself. Why not go the extra 600 metres, upset stomach or not & be comfortable & legal in his actions?

People must be aware that with so much vandalism in today's society security cameras are being installed everywhere. "Think before you act" or in this case, before you decide where to poop.

 

[Maurie7]

The Police have more punch than local residents, have the power to inforce a fine & follow up if this is not paid. They also have access to computer software which will identify the offender by his car registration. Locals can't ask a suspect to drop his tweeds & turn around for a cheek recognition.

Hate to be doing his laundry if he didn't wipe himself. Why not go the extra 600 metres, upset stomach or not & be comfortable & legal in his actions?

People must be aware that with so much vandalism in today's society security cameras are being installed everywhere. "Think before you act" or in this case, before you decide where to poop.

 

[Dberry//]

Totally disgusting. This bloke may have health issues that cause him to need a toilet in a hurry, but if so he should know where public toilets are or any Maccas can help. We clean up after our pets (hopefully) so he could clean up after himself. I am beyond words that this man feels this is ok.

It is not always easy to find public toilets, sometimes when you do they are locked. I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer and some times it causes toilet issues that means you cannot always wait to find a toilet

 

[Ezzy]

It is not always easy to find public toilets, sometimes when you do they are locked. I am currently undergoing treatment for cancer and some times it causes toilet issues that means you cannot always wait to find a toilet

I can appreciate what you have stated. In your situation, knowing this could happen, you may be a person who carries something like a sick bag for use to compensate for this small problem. Better than doing as he did & act like an animal l believe.

 

[Sej]

EVERYONE should be involved. You cannot just ignore behaviour like this; it is beyond revolting. Surely this car can be traced? If the perpetrator has a valid excuse, well and good, but I, for one, am utterly fed up with the mindset that says everyone can do exactly as they please, how and whenever they choose.