Man who made false report to police ordered to pay £500 by court
A MAN who wasted police time has had been ordered to pay more than £500.
Ben Harrison, 40, had made a call back on September 5, 2020, which led to police being called out to an area in Southend.
But they arrived to find the report made by Harrison was false.
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He denied a charge of wasteful employment of police but was found guilty during a hearing at Southend Magistrates Court last week.
Harrison, of West Road, Westcliff, was fined £240 and ordered to pay costs of £294.
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