Victorian police have issued 161 fines in the past 24 hours.
These fines include:
- 24 For failing to wear a face covering when leaving home for one of the four approved reasons
- 13 at vehicle checkpoints
- 58 for curfew breaches
Examples of breaches include:
– A man on a Mernda bound train not wearing a mask. He stated he refused to wear a mask “because my solicitor said so”.
– A man not wearing a mask was observed walking next to Flinders Street Railway Station. He stated he had been at a friend’s house and was catching the train home to Epping. He
told police he “does not believe in restrictions”.
– A woman who was given a warning for breaching restrictions earlier this month was found at a bus terminal where stated she “visited a friend for their birthday”.
– A man walking in Abbotsford during curfew hours told police “I forgot why I was out”.