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Subject: Woman calls 999 over stolen snowman
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 12:30 pm
Police in Kent have warned people not to abuse the 999 system -- after a woman called the emergency number to report her snowman had been nicked.
The caller said she had just looked outside her house and noticed that the snowman had gone.
When asked if it was an ornamental snowman she said: "No a snowman made of snow, I made him myself," adding that she'd used money for the eyes.
Then she utted the classic line, "It ain't a nice road but you don’t expect anybody to nick your snowman."
Officers who branded the call "completely irresponsible" say the woman was told not to misuse the 999 service… and that her snowman may have flown away.
Chief Inspector Black said: 'We do have powers to prosecute people for misusing the 999 system.
"But in this case the woman genuinely thought this was a theft that she should report it because she’d used pound coins for the eyes and teaspoons for the arms.'
Subject: Re: Woman calls 999 over stolen snowman
Written By: Philip Eno on 12/03/10 at 3:05 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQGv4YZbMA
Subject: Re: Woman calls 999 over stolen snowman
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 12/03/10 at 8:41 pm
Of course, when we saw a snowman with a carrot for a nose, we'd substitute the carrot for a different part of the anatomy!
It's not exactly Dylan Thomas, but there you go!
:-\\
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Written By: Dude111 on 12/22/10 at 5:29 am
Hehe this is the first time i have heard the 999 call on this!
Police in Kent have warned people not to abuse the 999 system
I doubt it will work,people arent smart enough to know any better im afraid :(