Most outrageous 999 calls?

I remember a story a while back that said an old lady called 999 to get the address for the prime minister. Then when the operator started telling her that this wasn't an emergency, she started going on about how she just wanted to congratulate him for doing a good job. The irony was, this was when Tony Blair was the PM.

 
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Didn't the BBC release a good 10 minute long audio clip of bogus (or stupid) 999 calls last year?

I think jr1104 may have posted the youtube link actually... don't have audio here :o
 
The thing is sometimes you can't tell if they are serious or they are joking / a wind up - both are bad and a pathetic waste of time, resources and a danger to peoples lives, but if they /are/ being serious it's mentally scary.

Rich
 
Tefal said:
A man who reported the moon as a ufo >.<
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LOL :-/

I can only imagine (with lack of sound) it went something like this...

"There's a larger white disc shaped object that's been appearing in the sky every night..."
"Is it white?"
"Yes..."
"That's the moon sir..."

What a plank.
 
nikebee said:
LOL :-/

I can only imagine (with lack of sound) it went something like this...

"There's a larger white disc shaped object that's been appearing in the sky every night..."
"Is it white?"
"Yes..."
"That's the moon sir..."

What a plank.
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It actually went

Control Room: "South Wales Police, what's your emergency?"
Caller: "It's not really. I just need to inform you that across the mountain there's a bright stationary object."
Control room: "Right."
Caller: "If you've got a couple of minutes perhaps you could find out what it is? It's been there at least half an hour and it's still there."
Control: "It's been there for half an hour. Right. Is it actually on the mountain or in the sky?"
Caller: "It's in the air."
Control: "I will send someone up there now to check it out."
Caller: "OK."

The mystery was soon solved, as the exchange between control and an officer at the scene, makes clear.

Control: "Alpha Zulu 20, this object in the sky, did anyone have a look at it?"
Officer: "Yes, it's the moon. Over."
 
I think the video I posted is the BBC story from last year, because I remember reading about it first on the BBC website, I just couldn't find the story.
 
Mr.Orb said:
It actually went

Control Room: "South Wales Police, what's your emergency?"
Caller: "It's not really. I just need to inform you that across the mountain there's a bright stationary object."
Control room: "Right."
Caller: "If you've got a couple of minutes perhaps you could find out what it is? It's been there at least half an hour and it's still there."
Control: "It's been there for half an hour. Right. Is it actually on the mountain or in the sky?"
Caller: "It's in the air."
Control: "I will send someone up there now to check it out."
Caller: "OK."

The mystery was soon solved, as the exchange between control and an officer at the scene, makes clear.

Control: "Alpha Zulu 20, this object in the sky, did anyone have a look at it?"
Officer: "Yes, it's the moon. Over."
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Yeah I clicked the link and realised there was a transcript :o
 
Tefal said:
that has to be deliberate/with intent iirc.

And think how long it would take officers to do all the paper work tc, would waste huge amounts of time.
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ignorance is no longer an accpetable defence.

i personally think its worth prosecuting people. some of them have to be doing it to take the ****. nobody is that thick.
 
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