Dorset Police – Is your call a Police matter ?

Enquiries about dental appointments, seagulls causing a nuisance or requests for bus timetables are not appropriate calls for the police. Below are some calls we have received recently on the 101 line:

1. My BT landline is not working and I can’t get through on the fault line
2. Reporting there is a Frisbee in a field
3. My front door won’t shut
4. When does the Natwest bank open?
5. Mobile phone company asking what mobiles Police Officers use trying to make a sale
6. My printer was delivered from Argos today but no warranty with it
7. Can I have the details of a locksmith as my key won’t turn in the lock anymore?
8. Why has the traffic slowed down?
9. Can you get me the talk talk contact number?
10. Who should I vote for in the upcoming election?
11. Found roller skate in back garden and wanted police to collect it
12. Seagull going to toilet on my car as neighbour feeds them
13. I need help with crossword something a policeman holds, t something s something, something, taser!
14. I want a sign up to say bull in field as a warning to ramblers
15. 118 not working so thought to try 101
16. Cannot find my dental appointment and can’t get through to dentist
17. Wanting travel updates for Ringwood
18. Complaint that the google car is going around the streets
19. Complaint taxi was waiting outside and the fumes were annoying her
20. My mum won’t give me any money
21. Male wanting to report his wife for making him pay for her taxi
22. Wanting a lift from Dorchester to Bournemouth
23. A cat has caught a bat
24. New to area wants directions to B&Q
25. Caller unhappy with service of NHS & wanted to know what the police can do to help
26. We had a séance and now Dorset Police won’t answer the phones
27. My cat has got into neighbours garden and I’m worried their dog will attack it
28. Who should I pay my car insurance to?
29. How do I donate my car to the fire brigade to use for cutting?

Please think before you call. Only call Dorset Police if you need police assistance