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Mystery Man Keeps Dumping Jugs of Pee in Oregon Neighborhood—And No One Knows Why
Some criminals steal, some vandalize—this one just won’t stop peeing.
Residents in Portland, Oregon are dealing with a bizarre and disgusting crime spree: an unknown man has been dumping gallon jugs of urine into recycling bins for months. “It’s a lot of pee,” one resident said.
The trouble began in September when Alex Van Duyn noticed his recycling bin hadn’t been collected. Turns out, the hauler refused to take it because urine is a biohazard. But that wasn’t the end of it.
Every single day, the mysterious pee bandit continued his work—dumping jug after jug of dark, foul-smelling, foam-topped urine into Van Duyn’s bin. Eventually, Van Duyn stopped putting his bin out, hoping to put an end to the madness.
It didn’t work. The culprit simply moved on to other neighbors’ bins.
Fed up, Van Duyn installed a security camera to get to the bottom of the mystery. The footage? A hooded man rolling up in what appeared to be a BMW, casually unloading armfuls of pee-filled jugs into recycling bins. Unfortunately, the video was too grainy to identify him.
Van Duyn has since filed a police report, arguing that because the pee was placed in the recycling instead of the trash, the act is criminal. He’s also taking matters into his own hands—strategically placing his bin in a new location, hoping to lure the suspect back and catch him with a better camera angle.
For now, the Pee Bandit of Portland remains at large.
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