Hoaxers putting people's lives in danger
14 December 2006
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People's lives are being put in danger by the inappropriate use of the 999 emergency services connection, police officials stated today.
Up to 70 per cent of the 700 999 calls dialled every day to Devon and Cornwall Police are pranks or thoughtless, they revealed.
Minutes used with these calls mean there could be a real "life or death situation" for someone left waiting, a spokesperson told the Metro.
"People need to think clearly about whether the call is an emergency," they're quoted as saying to the newspaper.
The police asked individuals to "think" before they make a call as Christmas is almost upon us - when there is an increase in such problem hoax calls.
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