A resident has claimed that dozens of homeless people suddenly pitched tents and made camp in their front yard after being booted off the street.

The local in a south-central Minneapolis neighborhood claimed the homeless were defecating on the sidewalk and exposing themselves to passersby.

They emailed Ward 8 city councilor Andrea Jenkins claiming police did nothing to help them remove the encampment, according to CrimeWatchMinneapolis.

The email included photos showing people putting up large tents surrounded by piles of clothes and belongings, some crammed into shopping trolleys.

The email included photos showing people putting up large tents surrounded by piles of clothes and belongings, some crammed into shopping trolleys

Another photo showed youths in hoodies standing around in a circle on the lawn

Another photo showed youths in hoodies standing around in a circle on the lawn.

‘There are now about 40 people and they are taking s**ts on the sidewalks and showing their genitals for anyone to see,’ they wrote.

‘I have called the police 10 times and no response. The cops told me not to engage. This is an emergency situation. Can you do something?’

A local Twitter page claimed the person emailing Jenkins was the ‘distraught’ property owner who received no help from authorities.

It claimed the homeless were from two encampments evicted from public property earlier that day.

Jenkins and police are yet to respond and DailyMail.com has not independently verified the claims.

They claimed the homeless were from two encampments evicted from public property earlier that day