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12-03-2010, 03:01 PM
A woman dialled 999 to report a theft - of a snowman outside her house.
Police said she thought it demanded their involvement because she had used pound coins for the eyes and teaspoons for the arms.
The woman, from Chatham, Kent, has been "spoken to" by officers to advise her about what constitutes a real emergency.
Kent Police issued a transcript of the "completely irresponsible" call which they received overnight as they fielded thousands of calls from people because of the sub-zero conditions.
In the call, the woman tells the operator: "There's been a theft from outside my house. I haven't been out to check on him for five hours but I went outside for a fag and he's gone."
The operator asks "Who's gone?" and the woman replies: "My snowman. I thought that with it being icy and there not being anybody about, he'd be safe."
The incredulous operator asks her: "Do you mean an ornament?" The woman replies: "No, a snowman made of snow, I made him myself. It ain't a nice road but you don't expect anybody to nick your snowman." ...http://www.todmordennews.co.uk/news/national/woman_calls_999_over_snowman_theft_1_2827304
999 is the British version of 911.
Police said she thought it demanded their involvement because she had used pound coins for the eyes and teaspoons for the arms.
The woman, from Chatham, Kent, has been "spoken to" by officers to advise her about what constitutes a real emergency.
Kent Police issued a transcript of the "completely irresponsible" call which they received overnight as they fielded thousands of calls from people because of the sub-zero conditions.
In the call, the woman tells the operator: "There's been a theft from outside my house. I haven't been out to check on him for five hours but I went outside for a fag and he's gone."
The operator asks "Who's gone?" and the woman replies: "My snowman. I thought that with it being icy and there not being anybody about, he'd be safe."
The incredulous operator asks her: "Do you mean an ornament?" The woman replies: "No, a snowman made of snow, I made him myself. It ain't a nice road but you don't expect anybody to nick your snowman." ...http://www.todmordennews.co.uk/news/national/woman_calls_999_over_snowman_theft_1_2827304
999 is the British version of 911.