A woman called police and demanded they send an officer to KFC after they botched her order and 'only' gave her four pieces of chicken.
The force in Ohio, US, have moved to remind people not to waste their time by releasing details of the needless and bizarre 911 call.
The hungry American claimed she had paid for an eight-piece at the drive-thru.
She decided not to return to the branch and allow them to rectify the error - instead taking her complaint to the top, but she quickly regretted her rant when details of the call were made public.
"I only got four pieces of chicken and I want my chicken," she told the dispatcher.
The person at the other end of the line told her that the matter should be discussed with KFC's manager.
But to the worker's horror the caller then insisted on an officer being sent to the scene.
Police were forced to make clear they don't want to hear from people with petty fast food disputes.
Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer said: "While we are here to serve the public an incorrect drive-through order is not a police matter."
The issue of reporting chicken shortages as a crime is not exclusive to America.
In 2018, Brits were lambasted for calling 999 after KFC was forced to close 629 restaurants across the UK.
A few resorted to calling the emergency services to report the lack of chicken.
The official Tower Hamlets Twitter account has put out a message asking people not to call them about the closures.
The message stated: "Please do not contact us about the # KFCCrisis - it is not a police matter if your favourite eatery is not serving the menu that you desire."
During the 'crisis' an angry KFC fan who ranted about being forced to go to Burger King on the ITV news was offered a year's worth of free grub by BK.
Other pointless 999 phone calls include a lady whose freezer she ordered didn't turn up and a Manchester woman who claimed her playful cat was 'doing her head in' by playing with some string.
