Force halves the number of hoax calls put through to contact centre

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Force halves the number of hoax calls put through to contact centre

One offender who wasted more than 400 hours of police time jailed for 39 months.

Date - 20th February 2023
By - Gary Mason

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Sussex Police has been able to halve the number of hoax callers to its contact centre by continuing to monitor the most persistent callers. Since the work started in 2014 the force has tackled more than 700 individuals making such calls and reduced...

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