By Bob Dyer
Akron Beacon Journal
AKRON, Ohio — On Tuesday, a column in the Akron Beacon Journal recounted a 1919 story the paper had printed about a weirdo who was going around downtown Akron sticking chewing gum in the hair of young girls wearing braids down their backs.
Well, we’ve come a long way since then. Today, 96 years later, we’re writing about ... a serial pooper.
Nope, couldn’t make this up.
According to Kenmore resident Steve Motich, an unknown man has been slinking around the Castle Homes neighborhood for years, periodically unloading on everything from cars to children’s toys.
Akron police confirm that assertion, saying they have taken 19 reports dating back to May 2012.
One neighborhood woman says her vehicle has been pooped on three times over four years. Another says she had to throw away two outdoor children’s toys. Another says she has seen his handiwork on park slides.
He reportedly has been doing his business throughout the subdivision, situated near the Akron-Coventry line.
The topic is lighting up the Castle Homes Facebook page, which now features a photo of the man allegedly caught in the act.
Police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards says the most recent incident took place Tuesday night, when Mr. Poop reportedly left his handiwork on a car.
Edwards says automobiles are the man’s favorite target, often on the door handle but a couple of times on the passenger’s seat. Talk about incentive to lock your car.
This guy apparently is fairly regular, doing his thing between 3:30 and 5:30 a.m.
Edwards said the department planned to send out a detective to “sniff this out.”
Seriously. He said that.
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