Listen to the woman who called police to report POO outside her house
A woman called police to report that there was poo outside her house, it was revealed today.
A recording of the 101 call, made public by West Midlands Police today, reveals how the woman said the discovery was 'really making me feel sick'.
She tells the operator: "I don't know whether I'm making a big fuss, I've been out outside to put rubbish in the containers and there's been a lot of excretia in the garden and I'm wondering whether it's dogs, or if it's humans or what.
"It is really making me feel sick. I don't know whether I'm making a terrible fuss.
"In this weather it's not healthy."
She is then advised to call the local council.
Other calls highlighted by the force today include people who reported seeing "a bird falling out of a tree" and another who claimed "there's two million wasps on my street".
There were also complaints about:
botch-job haircuts
broken clocks
broadband packages being faulty
general requests for phone numbers
complaint about the loudness of the ice cream van's chimes
The force released the recording today as it urged people to use its 999 and non-emergency 101 number responsibly.
July has seen record numbers of 101 calls in each of the last three years with anti-social behaviour, rowdy summer parties, domestic abuse, and alcohol related incidents.
Head of Force Contact Chief Superintendent Jim Andronov said: "The 101 number provides a vital service for people to contact us for non-emergency matters - but some people treat it as a general directory service.
"We take literally hundreds of spurious calls a month…these take up valuable police time and delay us dealing with genuine police matters. Many of the queries could be resolved with a simple internet search so our message is: Think Before You Call."
The force said 101 should be used in cases such as reporting a car as stolen, damaged property, or to pass on information about suspected drug dealing.
