Hello, 999? My dog's snoring too loudly... Listen to the funniest calls

A MAN in South Yorkshire called 999 to check how Santa was getting on with his deliveries. Listen to some choice recordings.

Police released tapes of a man who called because his dog was snoring too loudly, and from a woman who alerted the emergency services to a black cat that had wandered into her house, as a warning not to misuse the service.

The two calls - click the green PLAY button to hear both - were among many logged by police in the region.

Others included:

Someone who wanted to know the time

A missing packet of rice from a cupboard

Advice on a mobile phone contract

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At 3am on Christmas morning a woman called to ask if "our gracious Queen" and "the Pope" were all right.

A man dialled 999 to explain he had been a "naughty boy" and thinks he should be punished

In South Yorkshire, a man dialled 999 Chief Insp Michael Quirk of West Yorkshire Police 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 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."

Police receive around 6,000 hoax calls a year, or 19 a day. The penalty for wasting police time is up to six months' imprisonment.