For most of us, escaped pet mice wouldn't result in a 999 call.

But one woman called the emergency police line to press charges against her boyfriend for letting her mice loose while he was drunk.

"I'm currently trying to get them back into their beds but some of them have been running," she told the 999 operator.

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The caller had left her boyfriend in her home while she went out to run an errand — but wanted the police involved after he let her mice loose.

The police firmly told her: "It's not a criminal offence for him to let the mice loose."

In another bizarre call, a man told a 999 operator: "There's a fly in my bedroom."

The operator was quick to reply: "That's definitely not a 999 emergency."

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Other ridiculous 999 calls include people reporting a broken freezer (still under warranty), a missing packet of rice from a cupboard and asking for mobile phone contract advice.

But as strange and amusing as these calls may seem, West Yorkshire Police has warned they can have dire consequences.

Tom Donohoe, head of the WYP communications division, said: "These calls are so ridiculous it’s astonishing listening to them but they hide a serious truth.

"Each call often takes minutes to deal with as our Customer Contact Centre staff have to clarify the situation – it might not sound like much but if someone is trying to get through to report a genuine life or death emergency then a minute is a very long time to wait."

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    Operators recieve more than 1,000 999 calls a day, and have to deal with each one accordingly.

    Tom added: "The inappropriate calls are bad enough – but for someone to maliciously dial 999 to take up police time, knowing they are making a false report, is simply unacceptable.

    “The public must be made aware that we will pursue those involved in malicious calls with vigour until they are brought to justice. The punishment for Wasting Police Time can be 6 months imprisonment."