A 39-year-old woman from Berri has been arrested for making nuisance calls to emergency service phone numbers.
It will be alleged that between 1 June and 12 August, 40 calls were received to Triple Zero and 131 444 for purposes other than to report an emergency or to request non-emergency police assistance.
On 12 August, a woman was warned by police for the alleged behaviour.
Despite this, police further allege that two additional calls were made by the woman to Triple Zero without any legitimate reason shortly after 7.30am that day and she was subsequently arrested.
She was charged with make a vexatious call to an emergency services number and refused police bail.
She appeared in the Berri Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Police have reminded the public that this type of behaviour places the community at risk and the calls placed to 131 444 services saves lives and are used for police assistance only.
These calls consume a considerable amount of resources and put other members of the community at risk in the event of a real emergency.
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