Snowman Stolen!

[MikeyT]

Wasn't sure wether to post this in the "Snow" thread or start this so please move it if it would be better in there.

Audio is available of the call on the website too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-11908583

A woman who dialled 999 to report the theft of a snowman from outside her home has been branded "completely irresponsible" by Kent Police.

The force said the woman, from Chatham, thought the incident required their involvement because she used pound coins for eyes and teaspoons for arms.

During the call the woman said: "It ain't a nice road but you don't expect someone to nick your snowman."

Kent Police said officers had given her advice on real 999 emergencies.

The force said the call was made at the same time as operators fielded thousands of other phone calls about the heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperatures in the county.

During the conversation she said: "There's been a theft from outside my house.

"I haven't been out to check on him for five hours but I went outside for a fag and he's gone."

When she was asked who had gone, the woman replied: "My snowman. I thought that with it being icy and there not being anybody about, he'd be safe."

She was then asked whether it was an ornament, and answered: "No, a snowman made of snow, I made him myself.

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This call could have cost someone's life”

Ch Insp Simon Black Kent Police

"It ain't a nice road but at the end of the day, you don't expect someone to nick your snowman, you know what I mean?"

The operator then told her she had rung an emergency line and she should not be calling it to report the theft of a snowman.

Ch Insp Simon Black said: "This call could have cost someone's life if there was a genuine emergency and they couldn't get through.

"It was completely irresponsible.

"We have spoken to her and advised her what is a 999 call, and this clearly was not."

[BoneDog]

Pound coins for eyes in the Chatham ghetto! Wrong move lady.

What a dumbass.

Not sure why they nicked the whole snowman though. I'd of just took the cash haul and the teaspoons.

[BoneDog]

Oh yeah, she should be fined for wasting a valuable couple of minutes on an emergency line, stupid lass.

[Jon the Hat]

Her family must be proud! She remembered the number after all...

[StanSP]

This is snow joke, is it?

[Thracian]

So funny.

[Daggers]

Pound coins for eyes in the Chatham ghetto! Wrong move lady.

What a dumbass.

Not sure why they nicked the whole snowman though. I'd of just took the cash haul and the teaspoons.

And left him there to dob you in to the police?

Rank amateur.

[FoxyPV]

And left him there to dob you in to the police?

Rank amateur.

Just take his head - sends a warning to all the other snowmen who might have saw something.

[BoneDog]

And left him there to dob you in to the police?

Rank amateur.

But for a big job like that I would've had my balaclava on and I would have worn stolen shoes so the snow footprints would have been useless.

[The Doctor]

But for a big job like that I would've had my balaclava on and I would have worn stolen shoes so the snow footprints would have been useless.

forget that, just wear hiking boots instead, no-one would suspect you when you're wearing trainers instead (this doesn't work if you normally wear hiking boots).

I reckon the kidnapper held a gun to the head of a snowwoman that snowman quite liked and forced the snowman to get in the car.

[FoxyPV]

forget that, just wear hiking boots instead, no-one would suspect you when you're wearing trainers instead (this doesn't work if you normally wear hiking boots).

I reckon the kidnapper held a gun cordless haridryer to the head of a snowwoman that snowman quite liked and forced the snowman to get in the car.

[cambridgefox]

Thinking of calling the police myself,i left for Watford this morning and the garden was covered,when i came back tonight the whole lot had gone,the wife thought it had thawed,but now im not too sure!!

[BoneDog]

I just turned the radio on in me kitchen and they were having a chat about this snowman incident on Radio 4 or 5 and some chap mentioned another 999 call where this bloke rang up pished at about 2am and said "I've ran out of credit on my mobile phone so can you ring a taxi for me please?"

[Zingari]

the snowman's slipped away in the night and escaped

[KFS]

That's Medway for you. I have to serve this type at work every weekend, I hate the brain dead morons that surround me in this hell hole! Get me out of heeeeeere.

[Daggers]