A 999 nuisance caller who also caused anti-social behaviour at a city park has been given a strict Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) to prevent further offending.
Dean Spencer, of Sentinel Close, Worcester, bombarded the emergency service with calls, clogging up lines and preventing people with genuine emergencies from getting through.
Melanie Winterflood, prosecuting, said the 35-year-old between May 2 and July 26 this year made more than 100 time-wasting calls to police on 999.
Miss Winterflood said in the calls Spencer had abused call handlers, sworn, been aggressive and made reference to sexual acts.
The prosecutor said no emergency services were ever sent out to his location in Worcester as it quickly apparent it was not an emergency.
The prosecutor said: "When they were dealing with Mr Spencer they weren't able to deal with calls from members of the public.
"There are a number of victims (call handlers) who felt disgusted - it is abusive language."
She said on arrest Spencer's phone and sim card were seized, the number being traced to the one Spencer had called police from.
Miss Winterflood added police also wanted a banning order to prevent Spencer from entering Cripplegate Park due to anti-social behaviour there.
Spencer admitted a charge of persistently making use of public communication network to cause annoyance/inconvenience/anxiety, during his appearance at Worcester Magistrates Court on Friday, (September 15).
Barry Newton, defending, said the dad-of-two had entered an early guilty plea asking for credit for that.
He said Spencer, who had two previous convictions including one for battery, was "lightly convicted".
He said the defendant had lifelong learning difficulties and the offences took place after a relationship breakdown in January after which Spencer "drank to excess".
Mr Newton said since arrest Spencer had not drunk any alcohol and referred himself to Cranstoun rehabilitation centre.
Jayne Burton, chairperson of the magistrates bench, said what Spencer did "must have been very distressing" for the call handlers.
Spencer was given a 12-month community order with nine months of alcohol treatment and 30 rehabilitation activity days.
He was also given the CBO with the conditions he can not call 999 or 101 unless in a genuine emergency and he can not be abusive to call handlers; not to attend Cripplegate Park in Worcester and he must leave any area if asked to do so by anyone on authority.
Spencer was also told to pay £114 victim surcharge within 28 days.
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