A woman has been caught on camera taking a poo in broad daylight in the streets of Los Angeles.

Street pooing

Street pooing

The unnamed offender can clearly been seen with her trousers around her ankles as she poos on the pavement, in full view of passersby.

She subsequently wiped her backside with toilet paper and threw it into the road, before fleeing the scene of the crime.

Residents in Monterey Park, California, are currently trying to track down the woman to bring her to justice, while local officials fear she may have done long-term damage to the city's image.