A WOMAN pestered police operators with hundreds of phone calls over two months, a court heard.

Louise Hathaway sometimes hurled abuse, but also proposed marriage or wanted to discuss her private life when she rang Hampshire police under the influence of alcohol.

The court heard how the 37-year-old, of Verulam Road, Bevois Town, Southampton, has a history of ringing the police that stretches back four years.

She admitted six charges of calling the emergency services for a non-legitimate reason, contrary to the Telecommunications Act.

Her actions also put her in breach of an anti-social behaviour order imposed in January 2009 by Chichester Magistrates’ Court.

Simon Edwards, prosecuting, told the court that “hundreds of calls” were made between July 18 and September 3 this year and that Hathaway had been in court since 2006 on similar offences, with 12 weeks spent in prison in 2008.

He said the last time Hathaway had appeared in court for breaching was August 25.

Mary Aspinall-Miles, mitigating said: “She repeatedly and completely makes full admission that she repeatedly phones Hampshire Constabulary.

“She phones up under the influence of alcohol.

“Dependant on particular circumstances she either hurls abuse at the operator or has been known to proffer marriage proposals or wants to discuss her private life.”

Sentencing, deputy circuit judge Patrick Hooton said Hathaway had a terrible record of breaches that nobody had done anything about. He said: “I don’t know why you behave like this, I’m not a psychiatrist.

“Literally for years you have been in breach, you have been bothering people on the phone.

“Somebody’s got to say enough is enough.

“You must receive treatment, otherwise somebody’s going to throw away the key.”

Hathaway received an 18-month community order with an 18-month supervision requirement and an 18-month mental health treatment requirement.