Roger Jackson: Pensioner who made more than 7,000 nuisance and abusive calls to emergecy services jailed
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Roger Jackson, 77, wasted more than 400 hours since September 2020 speaking to contact officers from Sussex Police and the South East Coast Ambulance Service. Force Persistent Caller lead for Sussex Police Sarah-Louise Gliddon said Jackson’s actions blocked the lines of people who genuinely needed help. South East Coast Ambulance Service Frequent Caller Lead and Paramedic, Nathan Daxner said that hoax calls can put lives at risk by diverting attention away from people that need help. “Jackson subjected our call centre staff to repeated vile verbal abuse on a daily basis and the impact his actions should not be underestimated.” “Just one malicious and false call puts lives at risk by diverting our attention and resources away from people in our communities who genuinely need our help.
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