West Yorkshire Police - Inappropriate 999 Calls

What would you do if you had a cat in your house or a dead pigeon in your garden? Or what about if your dog was snoring? Or you wanted to know the time?

For some West Yorkshire residents the answer was to dial the emergency only 999 number and to ask for police assistance.

And the bizarre calls to the police don't end there.

Residents have called the three 9s number used for emergencies including a broken freezer (which was still under warranty) a missing packet of rice from a cupboard and for advice on a mobile phone contract.

But there is a serious side to these calls -- the people ringing 999 for inappropriate reasons are potentially putting lives at risk by taking call handlers' time away from genuine emergency calls.

Read more at http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/999calls

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[Gourmay]

Good on that lady for not getting angry at the woman calling about the cat. i'm not sure I would have been that patient...

[darrenj1]

A BLACK CAT?!!!!

[MrNobody808]

Post them all on Youtube! Its more entertaining than "The One Ronnie", and that was brilliant!

[garyuk17]

First caller - If you listen careful she is giggling abit or trying not to giggle! I would have hanged up on her given her a verbal warning even better i would have sent her a FINE for wasting a 999 operator's time!

Bloody people!