Video: Police Combat Spit With Spray

Albuquerque Journal
November 30, 2009

Spit. Blood. Urine. You name it, and some angry suspect has tried to fling it on police officers. As many as 15 officers are exposed to some sort of bodily waste each week, and several Albuquerque police officers have contracted hepatitis from such assaults, Albuquerque police safety officer Alton Adams said. APD is trying to combat the problem. The department is spending more than $15,000 to equip its 1,100 officers with a disinfectant pocket spray. The spray, MyClyns, contains super-oxidized water, sodium chloride, sodium hypochlorite and hypochlorous acid. The chemicals are common in bleach and other disinfectants. “Our officer safety is first and foremost to us,” said Albuquerque Deputy Chief of Police Michael Callaway, who was spit on several times as a young officer. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department also is considering buying the spray.

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