Man fined for 'eight sausages' phone call

A British man who rang 999 to report he had lost eight sausages has been fined.
Mark Holbrook, 47, dialled the police a number of times while drunk and first of all he told them he had taken eight hostages.
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SUBSCRIBEA British man who rang 999 to report he had lost eight sausages has been fined.
Mark Holbrook, 47, dialled the police a number of times while drunk and first of all he told them he had taken eight hostages.
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