What’s your emergency? Life as a 999 operator
Emergencies can come with no warning and calling 999 for an ambulance can often mean someone’s life is in danger.
Weekend|Feb 18, 2018
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Highest number of 999 calls in county made from five Shrewsbury addresses
New figures have revealed the top five Shropshire addresses that most regularly called for an ambulance last year – and they are all in Shrewsbury.
Health|Feb 17, 2018
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Hello, 999? My kids don't want to go to school
Police have called on people to make sure they use 999 properly after a man called for help because his children would not go to school.
Crime|Feb 15, 2018
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'He dedicated his life to helping others' say family of 999 worker killed in crash
The family of an ambulance worker who was killed in a car crash have said he dedicated his life to helping others.
Kidderminster|Feb 10, 2018
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'I'm on the dog and bone': Pooch manages to dial 999 from address near Ironbridge
Police were astonished to discover that a silent 999 call from an address near Ironbridge was made by a dog.
Crime|Jan 9, 2018
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Dog makes fluke 999 call near Ironbridge
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Ironbridge|Jan 9, 2018
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999 calls to West Mercia Police up by almost 50 per cent over New Year
Police saw a rise of almost 50 per cent in 999 calls over the New Year as the force responded to more 8,000 incidents over the Christmas period.
Crime|Jan 5, 2018
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Anger after 999 call . . . to find lost drone
Police have criticised a caller who rang 999 on Christmas Day for help to find their lost drone.
Crime|Dec 28, 2017
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999 call on Christmas Day to help find lost drone
Police have criticised a caller who rang 999 on Christmas day for help to find their lost drone.
Local Hubs|Dec 27, 2017
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Police receive 14 pocket dial 999 calls in a row from the same mobile phone
Police have received 14 repeat calls from a mobile phone in someone's pocket in Telford.
Crime|Nov 8, 2017
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Woman told to undergo rehab after silently ringing 999 more than 350 times in just two months
A Staffordshire woman is to undergo rehab after making more than 350 silent emergency calls in just nine weeks.
South Staffordshire|Oct 26, 2017
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It's 'armless - but Halloween prop sparks 999 call
Police from the force covering Shropshire received a 999 alert, that turned out to be completely 'armless.
Crime|Oct 20, 2017
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It's 'armless - but Halloween prop sparks 999 call
Police from the force covering Shropshire received a 999 alert, that turned out to be completely 'armless.
News|Oct 20, 2017
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Man dials 999 for rescue after falling into River Severn in Bridgnorth
A man used his mobile phone to call police to rescue him after he fell into the River Severn in Bridgnorth in the early hours of this morning.
News|Oct 19, 2017
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Man dials 999 for rescue after falling into River Severn in Bridgnorth
A man used his mobile phone to call police to rescue him after he fell into the River Severn in Bridgnorth in the early hours of this morning.
Bridgnorth|Oct 19, 2017
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