Just had the police on the phone

gubble

Was driving back from the supermarket earlier and my phone rang. The police were on the other end as there had been a 999 call made from my landline. 

Nobody at the other end but they could hear a dog barking. They tried calling back but the phone was engaged.

The police stayed on the line as we drove back home (only about 2 minutes away). 

Turns out the dog had somehow dialled 999, and hearing a voice at the end of the phone started barking at it.

I've apologised to the police and unplugged the landline

gordiji

Apparently the police have a few leads. I'll get my coat..

EricTheWeary

You’re lucky they didn’t come round and feel your collar. 

Fretwired

Sounds like your dog was 'so lonely' ... :-)

DB1

If I was ever tempted to think that dogs weren't ace, then stories like this would remind me not to be so stupid. 

TeleMaster

What are the odds of that?

ArchtopDave

They're not called K-Nines for nothing.

goldtop

Kittyfrisk

Don't be too quick to blame the dog.
My ex. could use a phone and was definitely barking...

richardhomer

My toddler son did this in the early noughties. I got a massive bollocking. I suggested they’d got the wrong man - if they’re that concerned, take him in for questioning. They liked that even less....

On a positive note, I’ve been released recently and hopeful that once lockdown is over, I can reunite with my son.

Hattigol

Woof justice that...

skunkwerx

How did the police know your mobile number?! 

thecolourbox

skunkwerx said:

How did the police know your mobile number?! 

This is what I was wondering

scrumhalf

If the dog's learned how to use the phone then lock your credit cards away safely or one day you'll come home to a 20 foot high pile of tines of dogfood.

dindude

Dog gave them your mobile number, that’s the most impressive part! 

Iamnobody

thecolourbox said:

skunkwerx said:

How did the police know your mobile number?! 

This is what I was wondering

Me too!

Dominic

I was almost arrested once at my home in a case of mistaken identity .....it was actually somebody else in my family quite distant but with the same initial and surname .
They phoned my mobile from outside my house to ask me to get the dogs in ( we had 14  Irish Wolfhounds at the time ).
I do not know,to this day,how the hell they got my mobile number since I have never had any contact or issues with them .
Something quite scary about that.

mbe

Sounds like your dog was so lonely.

TeleMaster

thecolourbox said:

skunkwerx said:

How did the police know your mobile number?! 

This is what I was wondering

If you call the police on your mobile, and give your name, they have your mobile. 

When my father, whom I haven't seen for years died, they had my number from when he called the police once, and they took my name and his, and then when I called the police with a different number later on, the association was updated  and they were easily able to contact me because of this recorded association and because I had called them recently with my new number. 

A.police officer was telling me about it once, but I can't remember what it is. I guess it's like the gangs database but for civilians? (I'm not in a gang) 

I think it's part of the National Police Computer. Maybe some coppers can correct or confirm this.  

lewisanderson

Ruff justice.

RandallFlagg

Bit of a paw effort in my opinion