Company puts bounty on porta-potty arsonist

In the last four months, more two dozen portable toilets at construction sites have gone up in foul-smelling flames. Now, Oakland-based Clorox has put up a $5000 bounty and a year of free cleaning supplies for tips that lead to the arsonist's arrest. Conversational marketing that, er, seems to be working. From the Associated Press:

The Oakland-based chemical company says it plans to deploy a "potty patrol" team in the city Tuesday to make residents aware of its offer marrying marketing and community service.

Company spokesman Dan Gagen jokes that the patrol service is "a crappy job, but somebody's got to do it."

Clorox offers $5K to wipe out SF 'toilet torcher'

[#1 posted by sehlat , March 23, 2009 9:48 AM]

"A year of free cleaning supplies..."

Adrian Monk will be on the case at once! :)

[#2 posted by buddy66 , March 23, 2009 10:13 AM]

A first? FTW @ #1.

[#3 posted by EH , March 23, 2009 10:17 AM]

All of the burned portapotties have been located outside the boundaries of the construction site, in violation of the law. Funny that Clorox doesn't seem to be offering to help find scofflaw construction companies.

[#4 posted by MB , March 23, 2009 10:44 AM]

Bounty: A Quicker Picker Upper!

[#5 posted by Anonymous , March 23, 2009 10:57 AM]

@EH: It can be lonely above the law, corporations have to stick together.

[#6 posted by David Pescovitz , March 23, 2009 11:08 AM]

EH @2, Interesting! Please post a link to your source for that info?

[#7 posted by snackcake , March 23, 2009 11:26 AM]

I hope everything comes out alright in the end.

[#8 posted by EH , March 23, 2009 11:53 AM]

David:

SFist is where I first saw the observation: http://sfist.com/2009/02/05/toilet_torcher_foiled.php

Bit of a selflink with free Blowhard-detail:
http://sfist.com/2009/02/17/porta-potty_blaze_caught_on_film.php

I realize my "all..." comment may be construed as too-pointed, but I'm gonna plead Internet on that one. Evidence so far indicates that portapotty placement is a factor.

[#9 posted by jfrancis , March 23, 2009 1:14 PM]

Best actual porta potty slogan I've seen.

We're Number One! (and number two!)

[#10 posted by Lord Xenu , March 23, 2009 3:25 PM]

I'm with the arsonist on this one: If the cistern cannot be changed, it must be destroyed.