Sunday, February 12, 2006

Disinfectant cleans up crime estate / Telegraph, 11 Feb 2006

Telegraph News Disinfectant cleans up crime estate: David Sapsted
"Police are handing out smelly disinfectant in an attempt to clean up crime on a troubled estate. The novel approach to crime-fighting involves getting residents to put down Jeyes Fluid in the stairwells of flats in the hope that the pungent odour will stop gangs of youths, drunks and prostitutes gathering there. Although some residents feel that extra police patrols would be a more effective way of tackling problems, police claim that the Jeyes is proving effective. " [Snippet]