Man arrested in March for making hoax 999 calls

A man has been arrested in March as part of a police investigation into nuisance 999 calls.

Officers spoke with two people in March suspected of making numerous hoax calls to emergency number on Saturday afternoon.

One male has subsequently been arrested and the investigation continues.

A police spokesman said: "As well as taking up valuable police time and resources, their actions could have lead to someone in genuine need being delayed in getting through to us."