Ainsdale man jailed for hoax calls

Ainsdale man jailed for hoax calls

Officers from Merseyside Police and Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service have welcomed the sentence of Alan Spencer, 56 years of Woodvale Road, Ainsdale.

Spencer was sentenced to 16 weeks imprisonment at South Sefton Magistrates Court on Friday, 11 March after pleading guilty to making hoax calls to Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.

Spencer made calls six calls to the fire service in February and March 2017, reporting false fires, bombs and even a shooting.

Local Community Inspector Graham Fisher said: “Hoax calls put lives at risk and are a costly and wasteful use of resources. We follow up every hoax call made to the force and make efforts to trace those responsible.

“Not only do these calls show a lack of respect for the emergency services, but responding to false calls can divert our staff from genuine emergencies, where people need us most.

“The courts take incidents such as this very seriously and I hope this result is reminder to those who make such hoaxes that they will be caught and dealt with robustly by the police and the courts.”

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