Metropolitan Police officials have appealed to Londoners to avoid calling 999 unless to notify officers of a genuine emergency after receiving a call from a street in the north of the city from a distressed local who thought they were being followed by a cat.
Chief Superintendent Dan Ivey tweeted: “Can’t quite believe I’m typing this but I’ve just been told one of our most recent calls on 999 was someone reporting being followed down the road by a cat.
“Yes A CAT. I had to listen to the call myself to believe it.”
