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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/999-is-it-still-christmas-day.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to check if it was still Christmas Day" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-999-is-it-still-christmas-day.jpg" alt="Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to check if it was still Christmas Day"/></a></p>
<p>Police have released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to check if it was still Christmas Day and to wish the call-taker a merry Christmas.</p>
<p>Hertfordshire Constabulary has put the call, taken on Boxing Day, on YouTube to remind people of the dangers of wasting police time.</p>
<p>In the call, made at 1.50am on December 26, the woman asks the call-taker if it is still Christmas Day, only to be told it is Boxing Day.</p>
<p>When he asks &#8220;Have you got an emergency?&#8221;, she replies no, then adds: &#8220;I just wanted to say, quickly, an important message to you if you could pass it on, OK, thank you.</p>
<p>&#8220;Merry Christmas. Today is Christmas Day.&#8221;</p>
<p>Hertfordshire Police said at the time the force had already received 45 calls and it was during a busy period.</p>
<p>A spokeswoman said the festive season, which includes New Year&#8217;s Eve, is notoriously busy &#8211; last year, from 7pm on December 31 to 7am on January 1, calls increased by more than double the average for a normal Thursday to Friday night.</p>
<p>She said the force released the Boxing Day call to remind people before New Year&#8217;s Eve that hoax calls can stop important 999 calls getting through, as well as diverting valuable resources away from genuine emergencies.</p>
<p>Jason Baxter, assistant manager at the Force Communications Room, said: &#8220;This kind of reckless behaviour could not only result in a criminal conviction for the foolish caller.</p>
<p>&#8220;It could also ultimately put other genuine callers&#8217; lives at risk while they wait for their call to be answered or for officers to arrive.&#8221;</p>
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