Hull teenagers arrested following series of hoax calls

Two boys aged 15 and 16 from Hull have been arrested in connection with a number of hoax telephone calls reported to the police recently.

The boys were arrested following officers' enquiries into a series of hoax calls to members of the public informing them of the death of a loved one in a fatal road traffic collision.

Police say they will question the two boys arrested but continue to appeal for anyone who may have received a similar call to please contact them on their non-emergency number 101 quoting log 588 of Thursday 6 May.

Following these initial reports Detective Inspector Andy Robinson said:

“I would like to reassure people that we are treating these as hoax calls 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 hang up and call 101 from a different telephone.”