This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41327420

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Colorado police hunt 'Mad Pooper' jogger Colorado police hunt 'Mad Pooper' jogger
(about 2 hours later)
Police in Colorado are looking for a mystery jogger - dubbed "the Mad Pooper" - who keeps defecating outside a family's home.Police in Colorado are looking for a mystery jogger - dubbed "the Mad Pooper" - who keeps defecating outside a family's home.
Cathy Budde says the woman has left human waste in front of her property about seven times in recent weeks, even though there are public toilets nearby.Cathy Budde says the woman has left human waste in front of her property about seven times in recent weeks, even though there are public toilets nearby.
She says her children caught the runner in the act, squatting by their house in Colorado Springs.She says her children caught the runner in the act, squatting by their house in Colorado Springs.
The city police department said such behaviour is "abnormal". The city police department said such behaviour is "bizarre".
"It's not something I've seen in my career," Sgt Johnathan Sharketti told KKTV. Lt Howard Black told the BBC the suspect could be charged under a city ordinance banning public urination or defecation.
"For someone to repeatedly do such a thing, it's uncharted territory for me." "I haven't come across anything like this in 35 years with the police department," he added.
Mrs Budde told the news station she has confronted the woman. He said it is not clear if mental health issues are involved.
Mrs Budde told news station KKTV she has confronted the woman.
"So I come outside, and I'm like, 'Are you serious?' Are you really taking a poop right here in front of my kids?' She's like, 'Yeah, sorry!'"So I come outside, and I'm like, 'Are you serious?' Are you really taking a poop right here in front of my kids?' She's like, 'Yeah, sorry!'
"I thought for sure she's mortified, it's an accident, she'll go get a dog bag, clean it up and never run here again. Not the case.""I thought for sure she's mortified, it's an accident, she'll go get a dog bag, clean it up and never run here again. Not the case."
Mrs Budde added: "Two other times we've caught her - caught her yesterday - she changed up her time a little bit because she knew I was watching.Mrs Budde added: "Two other times we've caught her - caught her yesterday - she changed up her time a little bit because she knew I was watching.
"I put a sign on the wall that's like, 'please, I'm begging you, please stop.'""I put a sign on the wall that's like, 'please, I'm begging you, please stop.'"
But she says this did not deter the jogger from answering the call of nature outside the Budde residence.But she says this did not deter the jogger from answering the call of nature outside the Budde residence.
Investigators say the unknown suspect could face charges of indecent exposure and public defecation.