Mobile Ban For Repetitive Calls To 999

Repeated Fraud Calls 

Barry Docherty, 24, in York has been banned from having a mobile phone or SIM card in England and Wales for five years with subject to repeated fraud calls to 999 in an hour. He was given an anti-social behaviour order after he refused to stop diverting emergency workers to draw attention to himself. 

The magistrate prohibited him from reaching any of the emergency services or dialling 999 unless it is a genuine emergency. He is also prohibited from being in possession of a mobile phone or being in possession of a SIM card that could be used in any electronic device. 

Outcome of Emergency Services 

A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Police says that: "We are pleased with today's result, the order sends a clear warning of the consequences of wasting the emergency services' time. Valuable police time and resources have been taken up by this individual, and he deserves the restrictions imposed on his ability to carry out nuisance and time-wasting communications."  

When he was jailed last September, senior civil authority, Judith Smith has said that, “The public must be protected from people who misuse telecommunications of any nature. Resources you rot can seriously affect the ability of services to care for others.”  
 

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