Unusual 911 calls of 2024: ‘Mean’ cat, broken washing machine, locked phone [Video]

Jan. 8 (UPI) — Police in Saskatchewan, Canada, released a list of the “top ten reasons not to call 911” based on incidents from 2024, including a person who didn’t want to clean their room and a resident’s “mean” cat.

The Saskatchewan RCMP posted a video to Facebook featuring operators from its Divisional Operational Communications Center giving a rundown of the top 10 most unusual non-emergency calls that came in through the 911 emergency number in 2024.

The No. 10 spot on the list had to do with a not-so-tech-savvy individual who “called 911 to advise that they didn’t recognize someone on their social media friend list.”

Another caller told operators their parents were forcing them to clean their room, and the No. 8 caller reported a fox was “wandering the neighborhood and scaring a local cat.”

The No. 7 caller reported bees inside their house, the No. 6 caller asked for police help to unlock their cellphone and the No. 5 …