Polish police detained on Thursday a 22-year-old woman who made 462 phone calls to the police emergency number in the space of two days, the TVN24 channel said.

The woman from the town of Elk in northeastern Poland was unable to explain why she had decided to call the police emergency number so often. She dialed the 997 number 230 times on Tuesday and 232 on Wednesday.

Although she put the receiver down once connected, police managed to trace her number.

She now faces a fine of about $450 or a prison sentence. However, police officers have called for a harsher sentence, saying that her phone prank put lives in danger.
sections: World News