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West Yorkshire Police said people had asked what time Asda opened and if they could deliver fuel after the UK was put on lockdown last night. The force has tweeted examples of non-urgent calls they have taken, prompting an angry reaction on social media.
West Yorkshire Police Contact Management Centre 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.”
In a further tweet they said: “We will not bring you some petrol to your house. #Not999.”
In another the force added: “Just had a 999 call asking what time @asda is opening, this genuinely happened. #Not999.”
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Other recent posts include: “Do not ring 999 to tell us a shop won’t let you buy 12 packets of noodles.
“This is really a waste of our time and not an appropriate use of the emergency line.
“There is a reason why you can only buy a certain amount of items. #Not999.”
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Another posted an angry face emoji and said: “What is wrong with people.”
A third wrote: “Has someone really asked the police to do that ?? Words fail me…..”
One more added: “I’m a 9s call handler for BT, and its ridiculous. People call, ask for police, then the first thing they say when put through is usually ‘it’s not an emergency’.”
It comes as Boris Johnson has put Britain on lockdown in a bid to combat the Covid-19 outbreak.
Draconian new measures which will be enforced by police include a ban on public gatherings of more than two people and the closure of all shops selling non-essential items.
The Prime Minister ordered people to only leave the house to shop for basic necessities “as infrequently as possible”.
They can also go out for medical reasons, to provide care to a vulnerable person, to exercise once a day or travel to work if “absolutely necessary”.
Mr Johnson said the measures will be “under constant review” but were needed to slow the spread of the disease.
He added: “To put it simply, if too many people become seriously unwell at one time, the NHS will be unable to handle it – meaning more people are likely to die, not just from coronavirus but from other illnesses as well.”
The Prime Minister was under mounting pressure to impose tougher restrictions after claims that some people were flouting social distancing advice.
It comes as there have been 6,650 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the UK, with the death toll at 335.
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