Time wasting 999 calls

Karma_mama

Elder Lister
1. A woman calling to say she had bought a cold kebab and the shop would not replace it.

2. Callers who missed their alarm and were going to be late for a flight wanting officers to take them to the airport.

3. A woman who had seen a clown in London selling balloons for £5 each, which was much more than other clowns were charging.

4. Callers in distress because their low-fuel indicator light had come on.

5. A man calling to say his 50p coin was stuck in a washing machine at his local launderette and he wanted police to retrieve it.
6. A man who did not have change for a parking machine claiming staff at a car park had kidnapped him because they were refusing to let him out for free.

7. A caller who dialled 999 at 4am on a Saturday morning and asked: "Where is the best place to get a bacon sandwich
right now?

. A man who called 999 as he was advised to call 111 but did not know the number.

9. A woman who wanted police to deal with a couple of noisy foxes outside her home as they were preventing her from sleeping.

10. A woman who dialled 999 to say there were men in her house trying to take her away. The men in question were police officers who had come to arrest her.
 

Karma_mama

Elder Lister
  • A woman called 999 because she had a bad dream about a dog;
  • A man called for an ambulance because he was having mood swings – saying he was happy most of the time but sad occasionally;
  • Another man called 999 after a break up and complained of having “a broken heart”.
 
Top