Second bit of police news today...
Police are urging people not to put lives at risk by making unnecessary 999 calls amid the coronavirus outbreak.
North Wales Police says it has seen a significant increase in the number of calls over the last week, particularly on non-urgent matters.
Superintendent Neil Thomas, who is in charge of the control room in St Asaph, said: "This week has been another challenging one for North Wales Police with a surge of public calls into the control room from people trying to seek clarification on various issues related to the coronavirus.
"Whilst I appreciate that people are calling us in good faith, these calls are dealt with by emergency call handlers who are already working on high demand and reduced staffing levels.
"I would like to emphasise that we have well-rehearsed plans in place to ensure that we continue to provide a service the public.
"However, unnecessary calls into the control room is having a significant impact on our ability to deal with genuine calls and is putting people’s lives at risk.
"Please only call the police when necessary and do not revert to dialling 999 if we are unable to answer your 101 calls or webchat."
North Wales Police say there has also been an increase in the amount of reports being made about potential breaches of Government guidelines on social distancing and isolation.
"Our initial approach will be to engage with people who are not abiding to the guidelines before explaining why these rules are important and encouraging them to follow them," said Supt Thomas.
"If they are not compliant, then as a last resort we will enforce the emergency legislation brought in this week where necessary."
He added: "I want to encourage people to continue using the live webchat and email functions for non-urgent police matters.
"Thank you to everyone who has been doing this already in an effort to reduce the demand on our emergency call handlers, who are already working extremely hard to continue to support our response to incidents."
He added those seeking advice around COVID-19 and what it means for them should refer to the UK Government, Welsh Government and Public Health Wales websites for information and guidance.