The police are facing a high number of calls at the moment
The police are asking people to only call 999 or 101 if it’s urgent.
West Mercia Police says it is experiencing a high volume of calls to both its emergency and non-emergency numbers.
This is resulting in long wait times for people on the phone.
We are currently experiencing a high volume of 999 and 101 calls, resulting in long wait times. If your call is not urgent, please report online @WMerciaPolice pic.twitter.com/y2TsqYVxHL
— West Mercia Operations & Communications Centre (@WestMerciaOCC) August 29, 2023
The force is asking people reporting anything that isn’t urgent to use its website - www.westmercia.police.co.uk.
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