Man jailed for bogus emergency calls

uploaded by greg1usa April 1, 2008 at 07:38 pm
75 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Man jailed for bogus emergency calls by greg1usa

Britain's worst phone hoaxer: David Mason plagued the emergency services for 40 years

LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- A British man who said he loved seeing flashing lights was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for making scores of bogus calls to emergency services.

Police labeled David Mason, 57, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, the worst phone hoaxer in all of Britain for costing taxpayers as much as $2 million in false alarm charges, The Daily Mail reports.

Photo Properties
NP! ID: 875391
Title: Man jailed for bogus emergency calls
File Size: 228 × 409 – 23.13 KB

Created: Tue, 04/01/2008 - 7:38pm
Modified: Tue, 04/01/2008 - 7:38pm

File Type: image (jpeg)

Comments (0)

This photo was created over 3 months ago, the comment thread is now closed.

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from