A ‘serial pooper’ on the loose in Houston was caught on camera

The neighborhood of Woodland Heights in Houston, Texas has an unwelcome visitor who has repeatedly defecated in the yards, and more often driveways, of several residents. The ‘serial pooper,’ as some have described the man, has even targeted one particular house six times.

A still image from the surveillance footage that recorded the suspect. (KPRC)

KPRC Local 2 reports, Precinct One Constable’s Office Deputies are on the hunt for this unidentified man. He was caught on surveillance video by one of his victims, and authorities are using that footage to track down the suspect. The man leaving his personal waste in the neighborhood is described as an older, balding man with a mustache, who was wearing shorts at the time the video was captured. Deputies say that the man will likely face a charge of criminal mischief or one of indecent exposure.

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Officers believe he is striking between 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. and when Sergeant J.C. Mosier spoke to radio station KRLD 1080, he said revenge is a possible motive. The sergeant recalled, “I do remember many years ago here in Houston, this was going on and it turned out to be a neighbor who was just mad at people for letting their dogs come in his yard and not cleaning up after them. So he decided to get his own little bit of revenge.”

The Woodland Heights neighborhood in Houston, Texas (KPRC)

While some residents, and neighbors (who likely haven’t been hit), are getting a slight chuckle out of the strange situation, the victims are hoping the offender is nabbed quickly. Patrick Reese, a nearby resident said, "It's definitely not a nice thing to do to people. Going bathroom in their driveway is not nice. That's definitely not something that's suppose to go on in polite society." Fellow neighbor Aimee Parsons told KPRC, "This is our neighborhood. Whatever people might think should go on around here, pooping is not okay. We don't want dogs pooping in our yards why would we want a human? It is very strange."

A still image from the surveillance footage that recorded the suspect. (KPRC)

After the surveillance footage aired on local TV, authorities received calls from people who think they know who the suspect is. Mosier believes that with their increased patrols, authorities will likely find the suspect in the next few days and he will be arrested. Even though he said the crime is more of a nuisance than dangerous, Sgt. Mosier added, “Who knows? You don’t know who the person is. You have to worry about anybody that would go to this extreme to do something, no matter what the reason. So, you don’t know what a person like that is capable of.”

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Camera takes dramatic shot of Russian eagle attack

LONDON (AP) — Remote cameras set up to track Siberian tigers in Russia have caught a golden eagle attack on a sika deer, snapping three photos as the massive bird digs its talons into the distressed animal's back.

Golden eagles typically eat small birds or mammals, but they've also been known to target deer. It's rare for a camera to catch such an attack in progress.

The Zoological Society of London's Linda Kerley said in a statement Thursday that she couldn't believe the pictures when she saw them.

The society said they were shot in the Lazovsky State Nature Reserve in the Primorye region of Russia's Far East in December 2011.

The eagle vs. deer photos were published this month in the Ohio-based Journal of Raptor Research and have since grabbed attention online.

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Inmate’s daring jailbreak caught on camera

An inmate in an Arkansas jail executed a daring escape that was captured on film by a pair of security cameras.

KARK 4 News reports that Derrick Estell, 33, who was arrested in March on charges of armed robbery and car theft, managed to slip from custody when he climbed through an open window inside Garland County Jail in Hot Springs, Ark.

In the dramatic footage, Estell crawls through a window and then races out through the front of the jail while a group of onlookers watch. He was using the cover of speaking on the telephone when he suddenly lunged through the open window.

An officer quickly follows him through the window, but Estell jumps into a waiting getaway car in the jail parking lot.

A second security camera outside the jail shows Estell racing through the parking lot with the officer trailing behind him.

A statement from the Garland County Sheriff’s Office said Estell should be considered "armed, dangerous and extremely aggressive."

"Due to his violent history and the fact that he has always been located with weapons, we have to assume that this time will be no different," Lt. James Martin told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Estell allegedly used fellow inmate William Harding to distract two officers while Estell makes his escape.

The getaway car was found abandoned in a parking lot shortly after the escape. Harding has since been arrested for allegedly helping Estell escape, but Estell and his getaway driver, who police say is Tamara Upshaw, remain at large.

Arkansas police say they have launched a manhunt to find Estell, who at the time of his arrest was being charged with 26 offenses.

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Nearly four months ago, Oklahoma Senators Tom Coburn and James Inhofe both voted against H.R.152, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act that eventually sent $50.5 billion in relief to victims of Hurricane Sandy. And in the flurry of last night's devastation in Moore, Oklahoma. it was impossible not to forget that fact, knowing the federal government would soon rally to the cause.

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