Police have charged a woman under the Public Health Act 2010 (NSW) and issued seven COVID-19-related Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) for offences within the past 24 hours.
Yesterday’s charges:
- About 2.15pm yesterday (Monday 4 May 2020), officers from South Sydney Police Area Command were patrolling around Redfern when they spoke to a 35-year-old woman in a reserve on James Street. She was told she was in contravention of the alcohol-free zone to leave and checks revealed the woman had been given a warning on three separate occasions last month and issued a $1000 PIN on Sunday 26 April 2020. She was subsequently arrested and taken to Mascot Police Station where she was charged with not comply with noticed direction re section 7/8/9 – COVID-19. The Redfern woman was granted conditional bail to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on Monday 20 July 2020.
Yesterday’s PINs included:
- About 2.50am yesterday, officers from Sutherland Shire Police Area Command stopped a Holden Barina on Glencoe Street, Sutherland, after it allegedly failed to obey a traffic sign. The driver, a 48-year-old Balmain East man, could not provide a reasonable excuse for being away from home. Checks revealed he was given a warning on Monday 20 April 2020. He was issued a $1000 PIN and a traffic infringement for disobey no right turn sign – motor vehicle.
- About 10.45pm yesterday, officers from Blacktown Police Area Command were called to a car park on Colo Lane, Blacktown, following reports of a group of people gathering. The group were told to leave the area. A short time later, police spoke with one of the men on Flushcombe Road who had been given a move on direction from the area. He allegedly refused to provide officers with his personal details. He was identified as a 25-year-old Baulkham Hills man and issued a $1000 PIN.
- About 8pm yesterday, officers from South Sydney Police Area Command spoke to three occupants in a stationary Holden Commodore on Morehead Street, Redfern. One of the trio, a 50-year-old man, allegedly told police he was at the location to sell a Holden Astra to a 33-year-old man. Checks revealed the younger man had not had a driver’s licence since 2013. Police searched the Commodore and allegedly found cannabis. The 33-year-old man was given a warning on Tuesday 14 April 2020 and subsequently issued a $1000 PIN. The older man and a 39-year-old woman were given warnings. Inquiries are continuing.
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.