“Merry Christmas” is it still Christmas Day?
A woman dialled 999 to wish the operator a Merry Christmas and when she asked if it was still Christmas Day she replied “perfect” when told it was boxing day.
She continued to waste the police call handlers time for several more minutes. She made the call during a particularly busy time but would not hang up when asked to do so.
Wasting police time in this manor is a criminal offence that carries a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment and £5000 fine.
In other incidents on Christmas Day include the reported case of the missing bag of rice from a cupboard, a request for help with a snoring dog, a black cat entering a house, a call to a broken freezer and a request to help a dead pigeon in a garden.
All of these calls and many more, waste several minutes per call and can stop genuine callers who are in need of emergency assistance getting through.
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A couple from Washington near Sunderland scooped a £3.5 Million lottery jackpot on Christmas day.
This is in addition to the 25 one million pound prizes won on Christmas eve.
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