A force in Anglia says it has received numerous nuisance calls because people believe calling the emergency number and hanging up will increase the power left on their device.
A Bedfordshire Police spokesman has said it simply was not true and warned the calls were taking resources away from genuine emergencies. "This myth has been circulating for some time now and we are not the only force to have suffered from these false calls.
"Calling 999 for anything other than an emergency or a non-police matter puts additional pressure on resources, ties up an operator and wastes valuable time that could be better spent helping genuine callers possibly in a life-threatening situation. The only way to boost a mobile phone battery is to use a charger".
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