Soham woman in court today for breaching criminal behaviour order not to contact police except in a genuine emergency. (Image: POLICE)
A Soham woman is due in court today for breaching her Criminal Behaviour Order not to contact police except in a genuine emergency.
"Misusing the 999 system and dialling it for non-emergency matters to report crimes or emergencies that do not exist can cost lives," said a police spokesperson.
"Inappropriate calls slow down our response to genuine emergencies by tying up an operator, sometimes for up to ten minutes at a time.
"This stops genuine callers getting help and places the lives of others at risk."
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