A police call operator may have been slightly cheesed off over a 999 call received at the weekend.
Sussex Police had a number of strange reports of things appearing on the roads in the last few days.
Members of the public dialled in to report everything from rolls of carpet to a mattress.
But the call that “tops the lot” was meatier in nature, Inspector Darren Taylor said on Twitter on Monday.
That tops the lot. Team had a few calls over the weekend of odd things which had appeared on roads. A roll of carpet, a mattress, large cupboard boxes but the best one was a MOP who rang 999 to inform us there was a abandoned uneaten pizza in the middle of a road in Scaynes Hill pic.twitter.com/hFuu9R5rN1
— Inspector Darren Taylor (@InspectorDarren) July 27, 2020
One caller rang 999 to inform police that there was an “abandoned uneaten pizza” in the middle of a road near Haywards Heath in West Sussex.
Mr Taylor, who serves as Prevention Inspector for Mid Sussex, said on Twitter: “That tops the lot. Team had a few calls over the weekend of odd things which had appeared on roads.
“A roll of carpet, a mattress, large cupboard boxes but the best one was a MOP who rang 999 to inform us there was an abandoned uneaten pizza in the middle of a road in Scaynes Hill.”
Police have not revealed details of the pizza’s toppings nor whether it was a stuffed crust.
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