06-05-2025
Gloucestershire Police receive 999 call about spilt coffee
Police urge caution after 999 call about spilt coffee
The request follows a number of inappropriate emergency calls received on 4 May
Police are appealing for the public's help to keep 999 lines free for emergencies.
Call handlers had to deal with more than 250 calls in Gloucestershire on Sunday 4 May, while most were legitimate emergencies, a number were deemed inappropriate and unrelated to urgent police matters.
In once instance, a member of the public called to report that they had found some spilt coffee in their kitchen and during another call someone reported that a man had been rude to staff at a car wash.
A spokesperson for the force explained that control rooms team answers both 999 and 101 calls, so it is important calls are made to the right phone line.
