'Frivolous' nuisance 999 calls put response at risk
A woman dialled 999 to report that the rabbit she had purchased did not have floppy ears as stated in a newspaper advert. Other nuisance calls revealed by Stirling Central Scotland police included two people who dialled 999 after being splashed by a car in wet weather. The force condemned the calls as "unbelievable and frivolous". Chief Inspector Alan Stewart said: "These are examples of how people clearly do not think when they dial this number ... while officers are dealing with these frivolous matters they are not dealing with genuine emergency calls ... nuisance calls to the 999 system put that response at risk."
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