A prankster hit Britains biggest police station and filled a locker steam iron with his own urine.
An inquiry has been launched to find the person responsible for criminal damage at Charing Cross police station in central London.
Police officers shirts would have been left stained yellow after the steam iron used to press their uniform, left in a station locker room, was contaminated.
A second offence saw another unspecified piece of police kit vandalised at the station.
A probe has been launched into two offences of criminal damage at Charing Cross Police station
The force is now investigating the incident, including checking through the rota to see which members of staff were on shift at the time of the offences.
Retired Met detective chief inspector Mick Neville told the Sun: “This has no doubt caused quite a stink.
A joke’s one thing – but this is taking the ‘you-know-what.’
He added that while police are often blasted by the public for looking scruffy, the inconsiderate prank could have left them smelling of a gents urinal if they had use the steam iron on their clothes.
One of the pranks involved filling a steam iron used to press officers uniform with urine (file photo)
This was a different type of inquiry to the ones usually launched following leaks, he said, which usually concern more serious affairs such as sensitive or confidential information being disclosed to a journalist.
He said it would be a relief when the Slash of the Yard was caught.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police confirmed that two offences occurred on October 26.
The force said enquiries were ongoing into the incident, which took place in an area which is not accessible to members of the public.