Jun 16, 2010
Plagued by serial urinator
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I READ with interest last Wednesday's report, 'Keeping public estates up to the mark'. The block I am living in, Block 604 in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, underwent lift upgrading and has a new lift operational since October last year. As a family with very young children, we are very thankful for the convenience the new lift offers.
However, our joy has been marred by a serial urinator who does it inside the lift near where the lift buttons are, sometimes on a daily basis.
A urine detector was installed after complaints and the offender desisted for perhaps a week or two. Then we had almost daily episodes of urine puddles again after the culprit figured out it did not work. The area near the new lift door already shows signs of rust, and friends who visited us could not believe that our lift is new.
The town council recently installed a closed-circuit TV camera. The lift remained clean for a week or two, but now we are faced with the problem again every once in a few days. Moreover, almost every pillar in the void deck also reeks of urine and shows urine stains.
We are grateful to the town council for taking several measures to deter the serial urinator. But nothing seems to work. I hope the authorities will find a way to catch this serial offender and eradicate the problem.
Foo Li-Ping (Ms)
Plagued by serial urinator
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I READ with interest last Wednesday's report, 'Keeping public estates up to the mark'. The block I am living in, Block 604 in Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, underwent lift upgrading and has a new lift operational since October last year. As a family with very young children, we are very thankful for the convenience the new lift offers.
However, our joy has been marred by a serial urinator who does it inside the lift near where the lift buttons are, sometimes on a daily basis.
A urine detector was installed after complaints and the offender desisted for perhaps a week or two. Then we had almost daily episodes of urine puddles again after the culprit figured out it did not work. The area near the new lift door already shows signs of rust, and friends who visited us could not believe that our lift is new.
The town council recently installed a closed-circuit TV camera. The lift remained clean for a week or two, but now we are faced with the problem again every once in a few days. Moreover, almost every pillar in the void deck also reeks of urine and shows urine stains.
We are grateful to the town council for taking several measures to deter the serial urinator. But nothing seems to work. I hope the authorities will find a way to catch this serial offender and eradicate the problem.
Foo Li-Ping (Ms)
