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People have called 999 to complain about toilet roll shortages and supermarket restrictions.
West Yorkshire Police have once again called for an end to people abusing the emergency line, this time for concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
In a tweet, a spokesperson for the force said: “This week we have had people complain about the price of toilet roll, complaints they have been restricted to buy certain items and then someone who was having a dispute with Royal Mail. It needs to stop.”
The force receives 120 calls a day to the emergency line that are not considered to be a life or death emergency.
If you need police assistance, but it isn’t an emergency, you can call 101 or report a crime online.
For information and advice, visit www.askthe.police.uk.
The appeal from officers comes as an NHS chief has said people ‘should be ashamed’ of themselves for panic buying leaving NHS workers struggling.
Saturday’s Downing Street briefing on coronavirus urged shoppers to “calm down” and “only buy what they need” and stressed there was plenty of food in the supply chain.
Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, referred to a video posted on social media of a critical care nurse named Dawn, who was reduced to tears after being unable to find any fruit or vegetables in the supermarket.
He said: “Frankly we should all be ashamed that that has to happen – it’s unacceptable. These are the very people that we all need to look after perhaps us or our loved ones in the weeks to come.”
