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A 999 pest made a nuisance of herself to the police and fire service for months through unwarranted calls, York magistrates heard.
The actions of Jessica Simms have resulted in police having to waste time dealing with her on several occasions, said Kathryn Walters prosecuting. She also involved the fire service.
When a police officer tried to arrest her during the latest incident, she kicked him more than four times.
Magistrates said her actions were very serious as they could have resulted in emergency service staff being unable to get to people who did need their help because they were dealing with Simms.
They gave her a 12-month conditional discharge for wasting police time.
Defence solicitor Adam Henry said: “Her actions are the consequences of underlying psychological issues which unfortunately cannot be treated by medication.”
It was the latest in a long list of previous appearances and convictions by Simms before York magistrates this year for offences including being drunk and disorderly and assaulting police.
Simms, 20, of The Crescent, Selby, pleaded guilty to wasteful employment of police between January 1 and July 30 this year by numerous false requests to North Yorkshire Police and members of the public inciting them to contact the police.
She also admitted assaulting a police officer on July 30 and breach of a conditional discharge imposed on June 15.
In addition to the 12-month conditional discharge, she was fined £50 for breaching the June conditional discharge, ordered to pay £50 compensation to the police officer, £85 prosecution costs and a £26 statutory surcharge.
Magistrates also ordered a community order made on July 24 to continue, saying: “It will be of benefit to you and our community."
A probation officer told them the order included alcohol rehabilitative treatment and rehabilitative activities.
Simms, who had been brought to the court in custody, smiled as she was released from the dock.
Mr Henry said police had gone to some lengths to obtain evidence that Simms did not have a psychiatric illness.
He read out details of a psychological assessment of Simms.
He also criticised comments he said had been made by the police officer who was kicked by Simms, claiming that the officer had not behaved in the way he should have done towards a woman with Simms’ problems.
Ms Walters said the officer had tried to handle Simms and avoid arresting her by speaking to her and using minimal force but she had then started kicking him.