{"id":2708,"date":"2016-08-16T19:40:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T19:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/?p=2708"},"modified":"2016-08-16T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-16T19:40:51","slug":"dorset-police-is-your-call-a-police-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/2016\/08\/16\/dorset-police-is-your-call-a-police-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorset Police – Is your call a Police matter ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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:<\/p>\n

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  1. My BT landline is not working and I can’t get through on the fault line<\/li>\n
  2. Reporting there is a Frisbee in a field<\/li>\n
  3. My front door won\u2019t shut<\/li>\n
  4. When does the Natwest bank open?<\/li>\n
  5. Mobile phone company asking what mobiles Police Officers use trying to make a sale<\/li>\n
  6. My printer was delivered from Argos today but no warranty with it<\/li>\n
  7. Can I have the details of a locksmith as my key won\u2019t turn in the lock anymore?<\/li>\n
  8. Why has the traffic slowed down?<\/li>\n
  9. Can you get me the talk talk contact number?<\/li>\n
  10. Who should I vote for in the upcoming election?<\/li>\n
  11. Found roller skate in back garden and wanted police to collect it<\/li>\n
  12. Seagull going to toilet on my car as neighbour feeds them<\/li>\n
  13. I need help with crossword something a policeman holds, t something s something, something, taser!<\/li>\n
  14. I want a sign up to say bull in field as a warning to ramblers<\/li>\n
  15. 118 not working so thought to try 101<\/li>\n
  16. Cannot find my dental appointment and can\u2019t get through to dentist<\/li>\n
  17. Wanting travel updates for Ringwood<\/li>\n
  18. Complaint that the google car is going around the streets<\/li>\n
  19. Complaint taxi was waiting outside and the fumes were annoying her<\/li>\n
  20. My mum won\u2019t give me any money<\/li>\n
  21. Male wanting to report his wife for making him pay for her taxi<\/li>\n
  22. Wanting a lift from Dorchester to Bournemouth<\/li>\n
  23. A cat has caught a bat<\/li>\n
  24. New to area wants directions to B&Q<\/li>\n
  25. Caller unhappy with service of NHS & wanted to know what the police can do to help<\/li>\n
  26. We had a s\u00e9ance and now Dorset Police won\u2019t answer the phones<\/li>\n
  27. My cat has got into neighbours garden and I\u2019m worried their dog will attack it<\/li>\n
  28. Who should I pay my car insurance to?<\/li>\n
  29. How do I donate my car to the fire brigade to use for cutting?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Please think before you call. Only call Dorset Police if you need police assistance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    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: My BT landline is not working and I can’t get through on the fault line Reporting there is a Frisbee in a field… Continue reading Dorset Police – Is your call a Police matter ?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crimewatch","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/logo.gif?fit=121%2C93&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MmHE-HG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 23:11:42","action":"Draft","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2709,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2708\/revisions\/2709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}