Listen "When the police call you to say ‘get off your phone’"
Episode Synopsis
Bulletin editor Stewart Sowman-Lund has had a few roles in his time at the Spinoff, first as live updates editor, then reporter, and now as bulletin editor. Writing a bulletin every morning takes up plenty of his time, but he also specialises in following those random, one-off tips that every journalist gets.This week’s tip was from a man who had strangely been called by the police while driving, to tell him to stop using his phone while driving.
‘It was quite baffling’: Police call driver on motorway to say ‘stop using your phone’
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‘It was quite baffling’: Police call driver on motorway to say ‘stop using your phone’
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