Young woman, 21, bombarded emergency services with calls and used them as a ‘personal taxi service’
Michelle Proby, who faked seizures to fool paramedics, has been banned from making calls after putting "lives in danger"
A BRAZEN young woman has been accused of putting “lives in danger” after using the police and ambulances like a personal taxi service.
Michelle Proby, 21, bombarded the emergency services with hundreds of prank calls and even faked seizures to blag free lifts home.
However, Proby was hit with a two-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) after she walked into a police station in Hull and asked to use the phone at the reception desk.
Right under the noses of officers she dialled 111, which is the NHS emergency line, and falsely told the operator she was having a fit and needed an ambulance.
Her CBO means she will be sent to prison if she makes another fake call to the emergency services.
PC Andrew Baxter, from Humberside Police, revealed Proby made similar fake calls to undertaker firms.
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He said: “Michelle Proby made numerous calls to the police, ambulance and even third parties, including funeral directors, stating she needed emergency attendance.
"Each and every call made turned out to be false. This caused unnecessary deployment of ambulances and police officers at a significant cost and making them unavailable for genuine emergencies.
"If Proby does not comply with all of these provisions, she will be committing a criminal offence and could be sent to prison."
On another occasion, Proby, from Hull, East Yorkshire, crossed the Humber Bridge before calling police to tell them she was having a seizure and needed an ambulance.
When paramedics rushed to the scene, the shameless young woman appeared to be fine and boldly asked for a lift home.
A spokeswoman for Yorkshire Ambulance said: "Fake calls can put lives in danger as they divert our ambulances, which can be a lifeline in a medical emergency, away from those who are in genuine need of time-critical medical help.
"Staff working in our 999 emergency operations centres are taught not to question the integrity of people calling in an emergency, so each call is treated seriously and follows the full procedure, which can result in an ambulance being sent.
"The thoughtless actions of those who make fake calls also put a strain on our service, particularly at a time when we are dealing with large volumes of 999 calls and, while we have the region well covered, our resources are not unlimited."
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