What does it mean? For anyone with an education in classics it might seem self-explanatory. It appears that South Yorkshire Police has been taking tips from Greek mythologists to trick young criminals in Barnsley. After vandals caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to two Stagecoach buses in the city last month, the Safer Neighbourhoods team concocted a plan. They all boarded a "Trojan bus" and travelled around Barnsley in a bid to spot antisocial behaviour. The bus is intended to appear as a normal Stagecoach bus but is manned by uniformed officers.
A statement from South Yorkshire Police hailed the plan a success. "In Athersley North, officers from the Trojan bus seized cigarettes from underage youths and a lighter with a laser, following a complaint from Stagecoach that youths were using them to shine in the eyes of bus drivers," it said.
The idea is derived from the Greek myth of the Trojan horse. Legend has it that during the Trojan War, Greek soldiers hid inside a large wooden horse, which was accepted as a gift by the city of Troy. Once everyone was asleep they all piled out, let the rest of their army in and destroyed the city from inside.
How to use it: Perhaps you can board your own Trojan bus in a bid to catch vandals in your area.
