Brentwood neighbors frustrated with woman repeatedly pooping on sidewalks
BRENTWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Residents in a Brentwood neighborhood say they are increasingly concerned about a woman who has been seen repeatedly defecating on sidewalks and exhibiting erratic behavior.
The woman is well known to some residents, who say she has been in the neighborhood for more than a decade.
Wendy Kush, a Brentwood resident, recalled one of her encounters with the woman.
"I remember being on a walk with my two rescue dogs, and the woman came out of the alley and just pooped right on the sidewalk in front of me," Kush said.
Residents believe the woman spends some of her time in a homeless encampment near Wilshire Boulevard and Barrington Avenue. They say she has been seen on numerous streets throughout Brentwood and has been known to mumble and occasionally spit at people she passes.
"She pooped last week in the downslope of our garage, right outside the gate," a neighbor said.
Some residents say the woman's behavior has become more troubling over the past year.
"She has gotten extremely worse in the last year I would say, where she's just been a little bit more aggressive toward people," Brentwood resident Laurie Seidman said.
According to residents, they have contacted police, homeless services organizations, their local councilmember and mental health experts in an effort to get help for the woman. They say she has refused offers of assistance.
Kush said she recently had what she described as a frightening encounter while walking her dogs.
"And she came around the corner very quickly and she started yelling she was gonna kill me and she was lunging at me," Kush said.
Residents say they are concerned both for their own safety and for the woman's well-being.
"These are the kinds of things that, obviously, nobody wants to experience in the neighborhood and nobody wants this woman out on the street, a danger to herself in addition to being a danger to other people," Seidman said.
