Thursday, June 15, 2017
Craighhead Courthouse goes high tech to catch people urinating in elevators
Posted By Max Brantley on Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 9:51 AM
Elevator use for urination has been a problem for maybe five years, a maintenance worker said, though restrooms are readily available nearby. (You wonder if these were political acts of a sort by unhappy courthouse visitors.)
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