Ontario Provincial Police say a seven-year-old boy called 911 to report his dissatisfaction with receiving snow pants as a Christmas gift.
Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the boy made the call at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday to complain about the gift.
He says officers ensured there wasn’t an actual emergency at the boy’s home.
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Schmidt says he believes the boy was spoken to about calling 911 for non-emergencies.
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Schmidt says non-urgent incidents or fake emergency calls take up time and resources from first responders that should be used for real emergencies.
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