Radio Hacker Who Interrupted Police Chase Gets 21 Months in Prison

[Faybert]

Australian authorities have tracked down, arrested, charged, and sentenced a man who hacked a police radio system and interrupted a police chase at the end of August 2017.

The man, identified as 42-year-old Vaughan William George, received a 21-month prison sentence, yesterday, at a Magistrates' Court in the town of Geelong.

Radio hacker interrupted robbery police chase in August 2017
The man was accused of illegally broadcasting on the police radio frequency between January and October 2017.
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Suspect pleaded guilty, apologized
Local media reported that the judge viewed the actions as "serious and calculated," despite George blaming the incident on a mental health condition and alcohol and cannabis use.

Besides the charges of illegally operating a radio communications transmitter and operating a transmitter to interfere with Victoria Police telecommunications, authorities also charged the suspect of drug and car theft offenses.

George pleaded guilty. Local news outlets report the guilty plea shaved three months of his sentence. George will be eligible for parole after 15 months.
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