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Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Is it 101 you now call to get the police? Like if its not serious?

Its not for me, My neighbour wanted to know and I said I'd get back to him.

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Only if it's a non emergency I believe.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    lea_uk wrote:
    Only if it's a non emergency I believe.
    So it is 101 then?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    http://www.101.gov.uk/
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    only in these areas -

    Cardiff
    Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
    Leicester City and Rutland
    Northumberland and Tyne and Wear
    Sheffield

    It is not available nationwide until 2008
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You in Hampshiere/IoW?

    In which case it is for you, but it's only a pilot scheme so this won't apply to many.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Cool. Thanks very much :thumb:

    ETA: I am indeed in the East Hampshire with White Hair. I didnt make that up btw, a customer did, dickhead!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    In Leicester if you phone 999 they turn up 2 days later anyway.

    No, I'm serious - we had our windows kicked in and the police never arrived (we phoned whilst it was happening) and they phoned back and asked if they were sitll there and we said they'd made off now... 2 days later they came and took a statement.

    [/rant]
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I think my mate, covered by Thames Valley takes the biscuit. It took an hour and a half after the 999 call for someone to come when they had an intruder in their house. He and his dad (both >6'3") were holding the guy down who was still fighting and threatening to kill/harm the family.

    When they told the operator they were about to start breaking the guys limbs then move onto his neck the sent someone round.

    To their credit when someone rang them when I was threatened they were there in minutes.
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