Emergency services reveal bizarre 999 calls
EMERGENCY services have revealed some of the bizarre and unwarranted 999 calls they've received - from a woman wanting a spider removing from her wall to a man who had lost his tobacco.The shocking examples may seem amusing, but emergency crews have launched a crackdown on hoax callers who put people's lives at risk by tying up services.Teessiders have been reaching for the phone in a variety of non-emergency situations, with another extreme example being a woman calling for an ambulance for help in removing a contraceptive coil.Another caller rang in to ask police to close her bedroom window so she didn't have to leave the comfort of her bed.One man called police after a verbal argument in a pizza shop over the price of a the Italian treat.
A 911 call released Thursday by Des Moines police details the moments after a girl was hit by a car Sunday in Union Park.