A man who dialled 2019 because his biscuits were out of date is among the emergency calls received by police this year.
Audio also reveals a man calling to ask the time, and a woman complaining because a chip shop sent her three sausages instead of one.
London’s Metropolitan Police said lives were potentially put at risk by the (***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************, *********************************************************************************** (hoax calls it received between 1 January and
‘They’ve sent me three saveloys’ – 999 ‘hoax’ calls. Chief Superintendent David Jackson said: “Although these calls can be perceived as amusing, they are actually a huge waste of the Met’s resources.
” These hoax calls block the number from other members of the public who could be calling 999 in a real emergency, keeping people in danger waiting for longer and putting lives at risk.
“If you are in a situation where you need to speak to the police, please think; the use of the 2019 system is for emergencies only and we have other channels where you can speak with us. “
For non-emergency calls, people are urged to call (**********************************************************************************************************************************.
In total, the Met said it had received more than 2.1 million calls from the start of until November.
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