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Officers investigating cruel hoax calls claiming to be from Humberside Police

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Officers investigating cruel hoax calls claiming to be from Humberside Police

Officers are investigating a series of cruel hoax calls made to local people from an unknown person.

In the call, the person claims to be a Humberside Police officer and informs them of the death of a loved one in a fatal road traffic collision.

A statement from Humberside Police reads: “Officers investigating a series of hoax calls to members of the public from an unknown person are appealing for information.

“On Thursday 6 May it was reported that a number of members of the public had received a telephone call from someone claiming to be an officer from Humberside Police.

“The calls were informing them of the death of a loved one in a fatal road traffic collision which is a very distressing call for anyone to receive.”

Detective Inspector Andy Robinson said: “I would like to reassure people that we are treating these as hoax calls and take matters of this nature extremely seriously.

“As police officers, we would never contact a member of the public by telephone to inform them of such a tragic and distressing incident.

“If you are contacted by somebody claiming to be a police officer, always ask which police force they are calling from, then if you have concerns call 101 on a different telephone.”

Humberside Police are appealing for anyone who may have information that might assist them with their investigation or if you have received a similar call to contact them on the non-emergency number 101 quoting log 588 of Thursday 6 May.

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