North Wales Police has sharply criticised residents in Flintshire North for draining valuable resources with petty disagreements between neighbours.
The force stated that officers need to remain available for genuine criminal matters instead of mediating rows about rubbish bins and children making noise.
During a single 24-hour period over the weekend, police responded to 13 priority calls requiring lights and sirens in the area.
Of these emergency responses, four were connected to anti-social behaviour complaints.
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A spokesman said: "Neighbour disputes can cause a massive drain on everyone involved.
"It's awful if you're involved in one and they very quickly cause a large demand on police resources."
The local policing team expressed frustration that such callouts frequently amount to nothing more than squabbles between unhappy neighbours.
The force has adopted a strict position on matters that fall outside criminal activity, insisting these should be handled by local authorities instead.
North Wales Police have issued a warning to residents have been calling them out for neighbour rows
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Residents who continue making non-criminal complaints after being advised their concerns do not constitute crimes risk being prohibited from contacting officers entirely.
The spokesman continued: "We have a pretty no-nonsense approach in Flintshire North.
"If the matter isn't criminal we'll direct you to the local authority or your own landlord/lady."
The force warned: "If it's not criminal and you continue to cause a demand on North Wales Police when you have been advised the matter is not criminal - we seek orders to stop you contacting us."
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Police have been forced to attend disagreements over bins
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Officers acknowledged this may appear severe but emphasised they face substantial crime levels requiring their full attention rather than disputes over neighbours failing to store bins properly or youngsters playing noisily in gardens during daylight hours.
Across the past four daily reports from the Flintshire North team, 14 callouts have been linked to anti-social behaviour incidents, highlighting the ongoing burden on local policing resources.
Some individuals have gone beyond merely reporting neighbourhood disagreements.
On April 7, officers from the North Wales Police Flintshire North team detained a person for repeatedly making false calls to both police and fire services.
The individual was held for "persistently making use of (the) public communication network to cause annoyance/inconvenience/anxiety".
The detention underscores the force's determination to tackle those who abuse emergency services, whether through trivial complaints or deliberate hoax calls that divert officers from responding to genuine emergencies and criminal activity in the community.
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