Poop has been smeared on Capital Bikeshare vehicles, and not for the first time, either.

In the latest incident, a resident describes that someone has spread feces on the undersides of the bike handles in the U Street Corridor for two consecutive Sundays. Because the poop was smeared underneath the handles on both occasions, it was not immediately visible to people looking to use the bikes.

Neighborhood heads up: someone near 15 and W NW has been spreading poop on the undersides of @bikeshare bike handles for the last two Sundays. Gross and a health hazard. Glad @bikeshare is fixing it, but bikers beware @PoPville pic.twitter.com/fLxcdl2jJC

— Martha Spieker (@martha_spieker) November 10, 2019

“Capital Bikeshare takes any incidence of vandalism very seriously,” Capital Bikeshare said in an emailed statement. “The affected bikes have been removed from service and thoroughly inspected and cleaned by staff who are trained in hazmat recovery and removal.”

We’ve also asked the D.C. police if this was reported, and received a response from spokesperson Alaina Gertz: “I’m unable to locate any reports in reference to this incident.”

Since publication, we’ve heard from another person who experienced poop smeared on a Capital Bikeshare handle nearby two Sundays ago.

it was at the 15th & Florida stop two sundays ago. i smelled it, checked my shoes, then realized it was *ON* the bike I was about to check out. left handle, luckily, because i usually check the right (back) brake before checking out. i hit the "broken bike" button & took another.

— hayden and things of that nature (@hscotthiggins) November 11, 2019

To refresh your memories on previous local bowel movement menaces: In November 2018, someone wrote to Popville about a situation in Petworth: “Almost daily someone is smearing bags of dog poop all over bikes at the 9th & Upshur Capital Bikeshare station!” And before that, in July 2018, Popville received a report that “Someone smeared poop on 10 Capital Bikeshares at the 14th and V Street bike dock” (mere blocks from the more recent situation).

Also, a “serial pooper” bedeviled families looking to enjoy Arlington’s Ft. Bernard Park playground in the summer of 2016. At the time, the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department wrote that “as surprising as it may sound, it is not uncommon to find human waste in a park.”

This story has been updated with comment from Capital Bikeshare, D.C. police, and another person who experienced the poop handles.