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EXCLUSIVE: Police reveal details of ‘supernatural’ calls
IF you thought the job of a police officer is all about catching the crooks and preventing crime, then think again.
For police are often called to tackle disturbances of a slightly more ‘supernatural’ ilk than your average burglary or bar brawl.
Beds Police have revealed a bizarre list of nearly 40 reports of sightings of UFOs, ghosts, goblins and vampires in the last six years.
The force released details of 39 calls made to its call centre operators since 2006 from its own “X-files” following a Freedom of Information request.
Among the calls logged is one from a Bedfordshire resident claiming that his neighbours are invisible and have been stealing from his flat while another states that there are zombies in his house.
Another called to report strange goings on after claiming to have only six cigarettes left when she had earlier had 15, while one caller wanted officers to help get rid of a ghost called Greg that had been haunting her house for the previous three years and ‘banging around’ every time she wanted to go to sleep.
Among the 13 UFO-related calls was one from a resident concerned that the earth was being invaded by aliens after spotting seven lights in the sky.
And proving that it’s not just police that encounter the supernatural in the course of their duties, a paramedic called for police back-up after encountering a patient rolling around in the middle of the road accusing him of being a ghost.
A spokesman for Beds Police said: “We believe the majority of these were either hoax callers or recorded during the Halloween period about nuisance behaviour.
“Each call has been dealt with on a case by case basis and resourced accordingly.
“Nuisance behaviour is a problem around the Halloween period and can have a detrimental effect on a person’s quality of life. This type of behaviour is cracked down on as it is often the elderly and vulnerable within communities that suffer.
“Anyone caught making hoax calls to the emergency services is dealt with robustly and on occasion they could face a court of law. Anyone who persistently causes nuisance behaviour could also be the subject of a anti social behaviour order.
“Anyone who makes a hoax call is wasting the time of the emergency services who could be dealing with a real emergency where lives could be in danger and also wasting public money. Our advice to hoax callers is simple – don’t make these calls as the police will deal with you through the courts and you could end up with a criminal record which will impact on the rest of your life.”
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Poppycat Buzz
Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 03:33 PMI agree with Sheila here. Police could at least contact the local medium before making such sweeping statements. I have read many reports that police forces up and down the country are actually using mediums to help solve murder enquiries so why they would adopt such a tunnel-visioned attitude is beyond me. I've also read that Beds police has one of the highest list of unsolved murders in the country - maybe they should be a little more open-minded and not treat everyone like complete nutters or nuisances. Have to admit the cigerette call was a little far-fetched though!
Sheila Makris
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 08:35 PMOf course the police and other public departments don't want to be bothered with crank calls. But who is to make the judgment as to the category of "odd" calls? Talking about punishment of callers is a bit premature. I do not think a caller with a complaint of parnormal activity should be labeled a criminal. It may be a case of dementia, superstition, alcoholism, or true paranormal activity. Please, Officer, before raising your baton to a nuisance caller please have the telephone number handy of the local "ghost hunter" society. I am sure they would be happy to take over that kind of case from you.
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