Police have charged three people under the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) and issued two COVID-19-related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for offences within the past 24 hours.
Yesterday’s CANs and PINs included:
- About 12.55am on Saturday (2 May 2020), officers from Lake Macquarie Police District were called to Motherwell Street, Edgeworth where they spoke to 15 and 16- year-old juveniles. The boys were arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station, where they were charged with 12 offences including property theft, trespass, assault police and not comply with noticed direction COVID-19. The teens were refused bail.
- About 1.20pm yesterday (Saturday 2 May 2020), officers from South Sydney Police Area Command were patrolling James Street Reserve, Redfern, when they noticed a man allegedly drinking alcohol in an alcohol-free zone. He could not provide police with a reasonable excuse for being at the location. Subsequent checks revealed the man had previously been issued two warnings and a $1000 PIN for breaching Ministerial Directions. The 63-year-old man was arrested and taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with not comply with noticed direction (COVID-19) and refused bail to appear before Parramatta Bail Court today (Sunday 3 May 2020).
- About 1am on Saturday (2 May 2020), police patrolling Old Canterbury Road, Dulwich Hill, noticed a vehicle driving erratically. Police stopped and spoke with the 37-year-old female driver who could not provide a reasonable excuse for being outside. A search of the woman’s vehicle revealed a small amount of illicit drugs. They were seized for examination and the woman was arrested and taken to Newtown Police Station where she was issued with a PIN for not complying with noticed direction (COVID-19).
Anyone who has information regarding individuals or businesses in contravention of a COVID-19-related ministerial direction is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.