Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner
10 Aug 18

ANOTHER egregious use of the emergency line has been highlighted in the UK, where a man recently dialled 999 because his wife was snoring too loudly.

Police in Birmingham have released an audio recording of the "stupid timewaster" to highlight the importance of leaving the line clear for real emergencies.

The offender, who admittedly does sound pretty exhausted, is heard complaining to the operator that his wife "sounds like a motorbike...I don't know what to do".

The call handler patiently explains that "this isn't a police matter" and told him to seek medical advice when his wife awakened in the morning.

A presumably smelly shoplifter has been caught on CCTV in Canada stealing more than $300 worth of deodorant.

Police in Burlington, Ontario, said the alleged incident took place in a grocery store at about 8pm on Mon, with the video showing a man sweeping two shelves of Axe antiperspirant into his shoulder bag before making a getaway as a passenger in a Hyundai Sonata which was waiting for him just outside the shop.

Authorities have issued a description of the on-the-nose offender and the vehicle's driver, in the hope that a tip from the public will enable police detectives to follow the scent.