A woman called dialled 999 to tell police that her bins had not been emptied. Police have released a recording of the call to the emergency number - which saw her tell the operator her bin hadn't been emptied for two weeks.
After being told by an operator that her call was not an emergency or a police matter she said: "Yeah well it's two weeks since they've not emptied my bins and it stands out." The operator responded saying: "The police are not here to empty waste bins," reports CambridgeshireLive.
After the call handler advised her to contact the council, the 999 call came to an end. Police have released the call to show how time can be wasted with non-emergency calls.
A spokesperson said: "Yes, this is a real 999 'emergency' call. Our call handlers often have to redirect incoming 999 calls that should be for either the non-emergency line (or our online services if you have access), or for other authorities altogether, like the council."
