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Police apology over urine bottles | Police apology over urine bottles |
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A senior police officer in Derbyshire has offered an "unreserved" apology after more than 100 bottles of urine were left near a public footpath. | A senior police officer in Derbyshire has offered an "unreserved" apology after more than 100 bottles of urine were left near a public footpath. |
Officers discovered the bottles at a house at Waingroves, near Codnor, during an arrest. | Officers discovered the bottles at a house at Waingroves, near Codnor, during an arrest. |
They were placed in a nearby field for collection on 27 September but not picked up until some time later. | They were placed in a nearby field for collection on 27 September but not picked up until some time later. |
Supt Gary Parkin said the bottles posed a problem and should not have been left at the scene. | Supt Gary Parkin said the bottles posed a problem and should not have been left at the scene. |
Mr Parkin said: "I would like to make a public apology to all the residents who have been subjected to the sight and smell of these bottles. | Mr Parkin said: "I would like to make a public apology to all the residents who have been subjected to the sight and smell of these bottles. |
"They should not have been left there." | "They should not have been left there." |
A spokeswoman said as soon as police became aware the bottles had not been removed, officers employed a company to clear them from the area. | A spokeswoman said as soon as police became aware the bottles had not been removed, officers employed a company to clear them from the area. |
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Ian Fisher is unhappy about the bottles being left outside | Ian Fisher is unhappy about the bottles being left outside |