Police install hidden cameras to capture the 'mystery pooper' of Ypsilanti

Police in Michigan are on high alert after reports were logged over the course of six months that an individual has been defecating on park slides in Ypsilanti’s Prospect Park. Police have begun calling him/her the 'mystery pooper' - the crime is leaving a dark mark on the very fabric of the community. Police have even plopped a hidden camera near the 'poop chutes' with hopes of catching the culprit in the act.

According to MLIVE, Council Member Pete Murdock, who is also the head of the Friends of Prospect Park, described the act as “weird and deliberate.” He said he first received a call about the issue more than five months ago and the culprit struck as recently as early March.



Department of Public Works employees are supposed to be checking the slides daily and cleaning up any human waste, Murdock said, and the suspect appears to be using the slide only at night.

In January, Ypsilanti police Chief Tony DeGiusti sent a communication out to YPD officers about the incidents.

“We need to get him or her and get them the help they need,” Murdock said.