A man has been charged after a false report about a hostage situation was made to police.
Police received reports a man had taken two people hostage with a gun in a property on Sutton Way in Ellesmere Port. Local officers and the firearms unit rushed to the property shortly before 8.15pm on Wednesday, April 27 and quickly established it was a false report.
A 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of wasting police time and criminal damage.
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Police have now charged Adrian Green, of no fixed address, with criminal damage and misuse of the 999 system. He was remanded into custody to appear at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, April 29.
Inspector Paul Fegan, of Ellesmere Port Local Policing Unit, said: “Any hoax call is not acceptable and will not be tolerated in Cheshire. This is another example of a waste of time and resources for an incident that snatched critical services away from those who need them most.
“The time spent dealing with these wholly inappropriate calls impacts our ability to deal with genuine emergencies - it can be the difference between life and death. If you are caught wasting police time you could face a six month jail term."
