Hunt for poo cyclist in affluent Melbourne suburb

Security cameras have captured the bizarre moment a cyclist took a toilet break on a stranger’s driveway while riding through an affluent Melbourne suburb.

The masked woman is seen casually strolling through large gates and into an immaculate property in Brighton before squatting near the garden on Thursday morning.

After using the driveway as a toilet, she yanks up her tights, glances over her shoulder and makes a daring dash before anyone catches her in the unsanitary act.

She was wearing a bright blue bicycle helmet and appeared to have a bike outside the gate

Security cameras have caught out a woman defecating in the driveway of a Melbourne home. Source: Reddit/floydtaylor
Security cameras have caught out a woman defecating in the driveway of a Melbourne home. Source: Facebook

Police confirmed to Yahoo News they are investigating a report of a "cyclist defecating on a Sussex Street, Brighton driveway about 10.30am on 21 October."

The cyclist is described as a Caucasian female, in her 30s to 40s and was wearing a blue bicycle helmet, black jumper, black vest, black leggings and white shoes.

Video goes viral in hunt for 'poo jogger'

The disgusted homeowner shared the footage online in a bid to find who they dubbed the "poo jogger".

“Does anyone know this Poo Jogger in Brighton, VIC?” they posted on Reddit.

They also shared pictures of the aftermath on Facebook, writing: “Please lemme know who did a (poo emoji) in my driveway (Brighton location) Cheers”

Hundreds of comments flooded in as social media users aired their shock and disbelief.

“This is outrageous,” one person responded.

“Oh my gosh,” another said.

Many were quick to point out she was wearing expensive Gucci runners while others questioned why she didn’t wipe after doing the deed.

“Look how well orchestrated this performance was. Definitely not her first time,” guessed one person.

Security cameras have caught out a woman defecating in the driveway of a Melbourne home. Source: Reddit/floydtaylor
The woman was wearing a bright blue bicycle helmet but there was no sign of a bike. Source: Facebook

Others joked: “helmet on. safety first” and “hope you catch the poopertrator!”.

“Forget poo jogger, welcome poo cyclist!” one person declared.

“This is turning into quite the smear campaign,” one person wrote as another defended the cyclist.

“Imagine how desperate she would of been to do this. We don’t know the back story,” they said.

The poo jogger phenomenon

It's the latest case of public pooing after a runner was caught on camera defecating on a man's garden.

The most famous case was in 2019 when celebrity publicist Roxy Jacenko took to social media to identify a mystery jogger who kept using the outside of her Sydney office as a toilet.

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