SOMEONE rang the 999 emergency line...because they had seen a cat wandering in the road.
West Yorkshire Police's Contact Management Centre shared details of the call to highlight the importance of using 999 for emergency calls only.
The team often tweets some of the more unusual phone calls they receive from the general public.
The force receives 120 inappropriate calls each day, adding one is too many, as part of its #Not999 campaign.
And this one was no exception.
The team said: "We have just had someone ring on 999 because there is a cat wandering in the road and "what if it is someone’s cat?". This cat was not hurt, just wandering. Please consider your call before you make it and think, is this a #Not999?”
We have just had someone ring on 999 because there is a cat wandering in the road and "what if it is someones cat?". This cat was not hurt, just wandering. Please consider your call before you make it and think, is this a #Not999? pic.twitter.com/CL557aAgXS
— WYP Contact Management Centre (@WYP_Contact) January 30, 2021
The contact centre revealed someone called 999 last year to ask them to book some driving lessons for them.
Other examples included a call from someone asking if their bank was open and a dispute over paying a window cleaner.
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