By Lincolnshire woman calls police to complain about ‘not being kissed’
A woman called 999 to complain that her “boyfriend wouldn’t kiss her”, according to Lincolnshire Police.
The force has launched a new appeal urging people only to call the emergency number when “life or property are in immediate danger”.
Other “simply unbelievable” calls included asking for train times, a number for a dentist and calling to report someone had no water.
Lincolnshire Police said that Christmas was one of the busiest times of the year, with the call centre receiving around 265 emergency calls last Christmas.
“Calling us on 999 because your boyfriend won’t kiss you is unreasonable,” said a spokesperson for the force.
“Hoax calls or non-emergency calls waste time. We will terminate these calls as they could stop someone with a genuine life threatening emergency getting through. We need to be able to answer calls which are for a genuine emergency.
“We try to understand why people call 999 as a hoax or for unreasonable or inappropriate reasons, but we’re left wondering why.
“Notwithstanding, that we get calls that may be driven by mental health reasons, most other 999 calls, that are not genuine emergencies, are simply unbelievable.”
If you need to call the police, but are not in immediate danger, you should call 101.
