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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.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. Staffordshire Police said the incident was not reported, but the force took action after seeing details on Twitter.
In a Tweet, he said: "Emergency services must be able to carry out their roles without fear of abuse." Ch Insp John Owen tweeted: "Emergency services must be able to carry out their roles without fear of abuse."
The woman, from Tunstall, was arrested on suspicion of public order offences and remains in police custody.
"This is not solely about the note," Staffordshire Police said, "the arrest related to matters of verbal 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, 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.
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