Abuse of 999 hotline worries police

Friday, May 07, 2010

The police have urged the public to stop abusing the 999 police emergency line by making calls that are really pranks by people with nothing better to do with their time.

Assistant Commissioner, Christopher Mbulawa has complained that they often receive false calls, which the public usually make with the intent of being a nuisance.

He told Mmegi yesterday that most of the phone calls they receive in a day are false calls from grown up people who intentionally mislead the police by reporting emergencies that never occurred.

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Abuse of 999 hotline worries police

The police have urged the public to stop abusing the 999 police emergency line by making calls that are really pranks by people with nothing better to do with their time.

Disc, license renewal requirements waived amid system failures

This is not reversal born of weakness- Salakae

Batlokwa reject Tlokweng expansion plan

Enough is enough – Kgosi Gaborone

CoA dismisses Meswele convicts' appeal against 40-year imprisonment

‘Insurance killer’ case leaves family in ruins

Serowe police probe Mogorosi tragedy

Man found seriously injured by Letlhakane roadside

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