Overview
- North Wales Police in Flintshire North, which on Monday warned residents about non‑criminal disputes, said it will redirect such issues to councils or landlords and may seek orders to stop repeat callers from contacting officers.
- The force reported 13 priority incidents in a single 24‑hour spell over the weekend, with four linked to anti‑social behaviour complaints.
- Officers said anti‑social behaviour has become a steady drain, noting 14 such call‑outs across their past four daily reports.
- As a separate example of misuse, the team detained a person on April 7 for repeated hoax calls to police and fire services under an offence covering persistent, nuisance use of public communication networks.
- Police stressed that genuine crimes will still be investigated, while residents are expected to take non‑criminal neighbour problems to the proper civil channels so emergency crews stay free for urgent cases.