'Is that the police? There's a spider in my room'

The Met Police says it handled 2.2m 999 calls in the last year, but only 15% needed "an immediate dispatch" In the last year, ...
Metropolitan Police News

Met Police reminds Londoners to only call 999 in genuine emergencies

Shocking figures released today show just 15 per cent of 999 calls made to the Met Police are genuine emergencies, as ...
Police Professional

Just 15 per cent of 999 calls it receives are genuine emergencies, says MPS

Only 15 per cent of 999 calls made to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) are genuine emergencies, according to latest data.
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Norfolk Police reveals some of the nuisance 999 calls received as they warn misuse puts lives at risk

Fears have been raised that misuse of the 999 service could put lives at risk as police reveal some of the nuisance calls ...

Listen: 999 caller rings police over missing takeaway order

A 999 caller rang the police to complain about a missing takeaway order. In audio shared by the Metropolitan Police on Monday ...
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Police say 'call 999 immediately' if you see wanted man

Kerim Acikgoz has links to Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Birmingham and Sheffield ...

'Spider in hallway': Shocking examples of timewasting 999 emergency calls

ITV's iconic Sunday night drama is now available to stream in full. Experience every twist and triumph, from upstairs and ...

Urgent appeal to find missing Redditch man with public told ‘call 999’

And West Mercia Police has urged anyone who sees him to call 999 immediately. In a statement issued by the force a ...

Police urge people to call 999 if you see this 15-year-old boy

Police are urging the public to call 999 if anyone sees a 15-year-old boy currently missing. Officers from Merseyside Police say the teenager is missing in Liverpool. The boy, named Harry Dowles, was ...