Syringe Patrol

Starting Patrol

Heading for the bicycle Tom Jensen starts on his daily patrol to search out used syringes left on the streets last night.

First Check

The yellow jacket marked “Sprøjte Patruljen” lets the community know that they are safe and BF is on the job picking up used syringes and other paraphernalia.

A Syringe is Spotted

Tom spots a syringe left on a staircase.

Demonstration

Tom demonstrates how he picks up a syringe carefully with the “syringe picker uper device”.

Disposing in the Container

After picking up the syringe it is placed safely in a disposal container.

The Syringe Patrol Never Sleeps

On to the next Tom is on patrol. The city is safe!

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