A MAN made a 999 call and said he had been accused of damaging the washing machine door.
The emergency call landed Andrew Griffiths, aged 48, in hot water.
He was already on a court order not to contact police unless there was a real emergency.
Griffiths, of Bro Hafren in Corwen, admitted being in breach of a restraining order. He was placed on a 12 month community order with rehabilitation and sent on a six month alcohol treatment programme.
Griffiths admitted that on May 8 at Gwernaffield, near Mold, he contacted North Wales Police using the 999 system, something he was prohibited from doing so unless there was a genuine emergency.
North East Wales Magistrates Court at Mold heard he had been accused of damaging the washing machine door but police arrived to find him intoxicated and no such allegation had been made.
Prosecutor Justin Espie told magistrates: “It was clearly not a genuine emergency.”
Griffiths was told that such calls diverted police resources away from those who genuinely needed help.
The original restraining order was imposed at Llandudno Magistrates Court in July 2014.
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