Police warning after multiple hoax 999 calls made in north Wales
North Wales Police have issued a warning to the public after a series of hoax 999 calls were made to the force’s control room.
The fake calls, which could prevent legitimate emergency calls from receiving a response, have been made in the last few days.
One call was received on Thursday October 12, in which a person is believed to have called from a phone box in the Dyffryn Ardudwy area in Gwynedd.
The caller was heard claiming to have lost their condoms before hanging up.
Police say the made two further calls, hanging up each time.
Anyone with information about these calls is asked to contact us quoting reference A164130.
A further call was received on Sunday October 15 from an address in Amlwch, Anglesey, in which a person could be heard shouting ‘help me, he’s got a knife, he’s going to kill me’.
This initiated an extensive police response in the area, with specialist teams being deployed.
However it was later established that this was a hoax call, with the people involved being identified.
Superintendent Llinos Davies said: “Making a hoax phone call to an emergency service is a criminal offence and the penalties can be very serious.
“Not only do they impact our ability to answer a genuine emergency call, but they also waste vital services and could endanger the lives of others by diverting emergency services away from those in need.
“We urge parents to have conversations with young people around the serious consequences of hoax calls to help to reduce demand into our control room heading towards the winter months.”
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