THE police station at Nelson reopened after cleaners spent a day giving a family of fleas the flick.
Police officers were left scratching their heads when two bobbies inadvertently infested the station after returning from an unhygienic sudden death. Some 40 staff were relocated while the entire building was fumigated.
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