Woman calls Police over snowman theft

Stunned police officers have branded a woman "completely irresponsible" -- after she phoned 999 to report a stolen snowman.

Cops said she thought it needed their involvement because she had used pound coins for the eyes and teaspoons for the arms.

In the transcript, the woman tells the operator: "There's been a theft from outside my house. I haven't been out to check on him for five hours but I went outside for a fag and he's gone."The operator asked "Who's gone?" and the woman replies, "My snowman. I thought that with it being icy and there not being anybody about, he'd be safe."

The incredulous operator asked her: "Do you mean an ornament?" The woman replies: "No, a snowman made of snow, I made him myself.The operator then told her that it was an emergency line and she should have called it to report the theft of a snowman.