<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An Adelaide man is behind bars after allegedly making 251 menacing phone calls to police in just eight hours. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Between 4:45 pm yesterday and 1:00am today, 45-year-old Robert Branch is accused of calling the police assistance line roughly every two minutes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say the alleged behaviour was disruptive to operations, with the 131 444 number intended for individuals requiring help from officers. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-algal-bloom-leaves-small-fishing-businesses-making-as-little-as-15-a-day/705c3137-2afd-4f52-9aa2-c0cafdd64ccb"><strong><span>Algal bloom leaves small fishing businesses making as little as $15 a day</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Branch was eventually arrested at his home and charged with using a carriage service in a harassing or offensive way. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If guilty, he could face a jail term</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is the worst type of idiotic, unthinking behaviour," Police Minister Stephen Mullighan said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-man-arrested-alleged-phone-calls-police/defb7387-e894-468e-b6fe-9ae89782c803" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/anz-surprise-interest-rate-hike/9f2eab99-565e-4fba-8e3e-c8305581fc2b"><strong><span>Big four bank's shock rate hike ahead of expected RBA cut</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Branch has previously shared videos online depicting visits to police stations. However, the current charges are unrelated to those prior in-person interactions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During a court hearing, Branch launched an outburst, saying "police are out of control" before he was remanded in custody.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is a significant charge that carries with it very significant penalties so that will send a very clear message to anyone else in the community who might be thinking of engaging in such stupid behaviour," Mullighan said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A bail hearing is scheduled for next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>