Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe MANCHESTER, England, June 23 (UPI) -- Police in Manchester, England, said they are seeking a hoax caller who has dialed emergency services more than 3,000 times to sing rap songs to dispatchers. The Greater Manchester Police said the caller, who sings rap songs, prays and preaches during the calls, has been dialing the 999 emergency number up to 10 times a day since January 2009, The Independent reported Wednesday. Advertisement Officials said the caller has wasted an estimated $1,500 in resources per month since the calls began in addition to wasting the time of operators who could be taking real emergency calls. The officials said they have tried blocking the man's mobile phone sim card at least 60 times, but he keeps buying new unregistered phones.
