Man charged after rescue alert (From Gazette)
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Man charged after rescue alert
6:00pm Sunday 13th January 2013 in News
A MAN is to appear in court accused of sending offensive messages to the emergency services.
Police launched a land and sea search after receiving calls from a man threatening to take his own life.
The man was found safe and wellat 12.15am on Saturday in the Pallister Road area of Clacton.
He was subsequently arrested and charged with sending a communication with an offensive message and being drunk and disorderly.
He was released on bail and is due to appear at Colchester Magistrates Court on February 12.
jeffbridges says...
12:07pm Tue 15 Jan 13
sad and lonely they may be, but it seems they are alone.
how long till the next callout of suspected self harm, and then RNLI, Coastguard, Police & local residents all searching for yet another sad & lonely person,
only to be found safe and well, warm and secure.
looking at these actions, it then must be taken as criminal Intent,
a waste of resources & public purse.
If only to show others in simular circumstances, DONT do it!