POLICE have stepped up their presence around a public park after repeated reports of large gatherings and antisocial behaviour. Officers will be sent on increased patrols of Southwick Green in an attempt to stop the breaches of coronavirus lockdown laws. An Adur and Worthing Police spokesman said: Due to ongoing reports of large gatherings and anti-social behaviour, we have increased patrols in Southwick Green and surrounding areas. Current government lockdown restrictions state: It is against the law to meet socially with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble. You cannot leave home for recreational or leisure purposes (such as for a picnic or a social meeting).
Police issued 180 penalty notices last weekend to people breaching Covid regulations Date published: 28 January 2021
The fixed penalty fine has now risen to a maximum of £800
A senior police officer has spoken of the impact of having to attend Covid rule-breaking incidents across Greater Manchester.
Chief Inspector Natasha Evans, Force Critical Incident Manager, has posted a video on social media in which she talks about some of the issues last weekend, including being called to three large-scale house parties.
Chief Inspector Evans and her colleagues attended one gathering of 20 people who were celebrating a birthday in a two-bedroomed flat. The party organisers had also hired a DJ.
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BRADFORD Council revealed there was no way its bereavement staff could stop a large crowd of people gathering at a burial, where police said the group was not socially distanced. A funeral service, at St Columba s Church in Tong Street, and subsequent burial, at Bowling Cemetery, in West Bowling, caused traffic disruption and prompted a police presence on Wednesday afternoon. West Yorkshire Police said it spoke with the family and church prior to the funeral about the arrangements and what was expected in terms of adhering to Covid-19 guidelines. Officers attended to explain and encourage people to comply with the rules and said the funeral service passed off peacefully with no reported Covid breaches.
A group of 31 police officers have each been slapped with £200 fines after they hired a professional barber to cut their hair at a police station, it emerged today.
They hired a professional barber to come in and cut their hair at Bethnal Green police station in East London on Sunday, January 17 - while the country remains in the grip of its third lockdown, with more than 1,000 people dying every day.
The Metropolitan Police officers have all been given the fixed penalty notices for breaching Covid-19 regulations while on duty.
Two officers who organised the barber are now under investigation for misconduct.
Police in Falmouth have condemned the number of vehicles out this evening – saying watching the sunset is no excuse. Neighbourhood officers were out in the town earlier, carrying out Covid patrols to check on whether anyone leaving their homes had a reasonable excuse. What they found forced them to remind people that driving is meant for essential travel only, after coming across a number of vehicles stopped so that the occupants could watch the sunset. Writing at post on Twitter, Falmouth Police said: Covid patrols [in] Falmouth – so many vehicles out driving. Essential travel only. Watching the sunset is no excuse. Stay home, save lives.