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| Woman arrested over 'move your van' note on ambulance | Woman arrested over 'move your van' note on ambulance |
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| A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after an abusive note was left on an ambulance dealing with a 999 call. | A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after an abusive note was left on an ambulance dealing with a 999 call. |
| The hand-written message, in which the writer said she did not care "if the whole street collapsed", was left in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, on Sunday. | |
| Ch Insp John Owen from Staffordshire Police said the woman was arrested for public order offences. | Ch Insp John Owen from Staffordshire Police said the woman was arrested for public order offences. |
| In a Tweet, he said: "Emergency services must be able to carry out their roles without fear of abuse." | In a Tweet, he said: "Emergency services must be able to carry out their roles without fear of abuse." |
| The note, which was left on the parked ambulance, read: "If this van is for anyone but Number 14 then you have no right to be parked here". | The note, which was left on the parked ambulance, read: "If this van is for anyone but Number 14 then you have no right to be parked here". |
| The note ended by saying: "Now move your van from outside my house." | The note ended by saying: "Now move your van from outside my house." |
| Mike Duggan, operational manager from West Midlands Ambulance Service, said the paramedics also received verbal abuse. | Mike Duggan, operational manager from West Midlands Ambulance Service, said the paramedics also received verbal abuse. |
| He told the BBC he thinks people who abuse emergency staff need to be dealt with more "robustly". | He told the BBC he thinks people who abuse emergency staff need to be dealt with more "robustly". |
| "What is it going to take? Is one of us going to have to die before they take it seriously?" he said. | "What is it going to take? Is one of us going to have to die before they take it seriously?" he said. |