A Princes Risborough man who caused a “nuisance” by feigning injuries and making time wasting calls to the emergency services has been given a two year anti social behaviour order.

Andrew Davies, of Brooke Road, has been banned from lying on the ground or pretending to have an injury as a way of attracting attention.

He has also been told he cannot be intoxicated whilst in a public place or call the emergency services or initial response unless in times of a genuine emergency.

The 51-year-old received the ASBO order at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, October 15.

PC Chris Allman, Wycombe anti social behaviour officer, said: “Davies came to police attention initially by making time wasting calls to the emergency services. On most occasions he would be intoxicated.

“When dealt with by a police and council joint team he gave away his telephone to stop the temptation.

“However he then took to pretending to fall in the street near his home as a way of attracting attention to himself.

“He would lay there feigning an injury until an ambulance attended. Local residents came to know what he was doing and started to ignore him and regard him as a nuisance.

“Davies then would orchestrate his falls on a nearby main road whereby he would be seen by a larger number of people.

“Numerous motorists have done the decent thing and stopped to assist the man laying on the ground. Not realising they were being duped, they invariably would call the ambulance to attend to him.

“The ambulance staff and paramedics would normally recognise Davies and know what he was doing but were duty bound to deal with him professionally.

“On a number of occasions he was taken to Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he was more thoroughly checked over but he was always discharged as having no injuries.

“He has been offered support from numerous agencies and given many opportunities to change his behaviour. Davies’ continual lack of engagement has ultimately resulted in this town wide ASBO.”

The court concluded that an ASBO was necessary to protect persons in England and Wales from further anti-social acts by him.

The ASBO will expire on October 14, 2016.

Thames Valley Police has asked anyone who sees Davies breaching his ASBO to contact them on 101.