A man who called police and lied to them about planting bombs at major hubs such as Heathrow and Birmingham airports has been jailed.
Paul Fisher, 61, from Oadyby, made false threats to numerous forces claiming he had planted bombs at several locations.
He made three calls made to the Metropolitan Police stating bombs had been planted at Heathrow Airport, St Pancras railway station and Scotland Yard.
West Midlands Police were also called by the man, stating there was a bomb at Birmingham Airport and a fourth was made to Leicestershire Police claiming there was a bomb at a hotel in London.
Two calls were made to Lincolnshire Police stating he intended to blow up pubs in Boston and Lincoln and another was made to Humberside Police station in Hull.
He pleaded guilty to eight counts of a bomb hoax – communicating false information – when he appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court.
The 61-year-old also pleaded guilty to three counts of causing wasteful employment of police – concerning calls made to the Met.
In addition, the crook admitted to one count of threatening to destroy or damage property which involved a call made to Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service in April.
Paul Fisher, 61, who called police and lied to them about planting bombs at Heathrow and Birmingham airports has been jailed
He pleaded guilty to eight counts of a bomb hoax – communicating false information – when he appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court (pictured)
He was sentenced today to five years and two months’ imprisonment.
Detective Constable Kevin Sharke said: ‘When calls of this nature are made, police rightly treat them as a legitimate concern until it can be determined there’s no credible threat or risk of life to the public.
‘The impact hoax calls can have on the emergency services, businesses and the public are vast.
‘Such mindless actions interrupt our infrastructure and end up costing significant amounts of money.
‘I’m pleased Fisher now has to face the consequences of his actions and hope today’s outcome serves as a serious deterrent to anyone who thinks his behaviour was in any way acceptable.’
