Prank calls land teens in custody
BOYS TOLD MEMBERS OF PUBLIC THAT A LOVED ONE HAD DIED
TWO boys aged 15 and 16 have been arrested after a series of prank calls informing call handlers that their loved ones had died.
The two boys, from Hull, were arrested after a number of hoax telephone calls reported to police in recent weeks.
Humberside Police say that after conducting their enquiries, they found that the boys had been informing members of the public of the fake death of a loved one in a fatal car crash.
Police are taking the incidents very seriously as they say the calls are “very distressing for anyone to receive”.
They want to remind the public that they would never contact them by phone to inform them of such a tragic event.
The force say they will continue to question the boys arrested in connection with the incident have appealed for anyone who may have gotten a similar phone call to contact them on non-emergency 101 line.
Following these initial reports Detective Inspector Andy Robinson said: “I would like to reassure people that we are treating these as hoax calls extremely seriously.
“As police officers, we would never contact a member of the public by telephone to inform them of such a tragic and distressing incident.
“If you are contacted by somebody claiming to be a police officer, always ask which police force they are calling from, then if you have concerns hang up and call 101 from a different telephone.”
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said: “Two boys aged 15 and 16 from Hull have been arrested in connection with a number of hoax telephone calls reported recently.
“The boys were arrested following our enquiries into a series of hoax calls to members of the public informing them of the death of a loved one in a fatal road traffic collision which is a very distressing call for anyone to receive.
“We will question the two boys arrested but continue to appeal for anyone who may have received a similar call to please contact us on the non-emergency number 101, quoting log 588 of Thursday, May 6.”