Pkginfo 3 alias can't delete

I have late 2009 i7 27" imac 16GB ram have lion 7.4 installed. Problem: after installing update to 7.4 I have a folder called 'Resued items" in the trash. Inside this folder is an alias "Pkginfo 3" something is strange about this alias as i cannot remove it from the folder. I have removed the folder from the trash and put it on the desktop, opened the folder click and drag the alias to desktop and I am presented with a dialogue box asking for my password because the finder wants to make changes. I type my password and the box dissapears but the file remains in the folder. Neither the folder or the file can be deleted. Looking at the permissions in the get info box I have admin "Read or write" everyone "read" and where usually you would see system, I have "fetching" read or write. Can anyone please tell me what is going on? Is there a way I can "force delete" this file? One other thing, when I search for all pkginfo files, it appears in the list but it is the only one that has a numeral after it and in the 'type' columb where all the other pkginfo files are blank, this one has |^| .Any advise or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Dave

Hi Dave,
Have you tried holding the Option or alt key when trying to empty the trash?
try "Force Delete" at this point...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/16093
Solving Trash Problems...
http://thexlab.com/faqs/trash.html

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