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Coronavirus: Toongabbie delivery driver passenger fined for being in car

A Toongabbie woman who went for a ride with a food delivery driver because she was “bored at home” has been hit with a hefty fine.

A 33-year-old Toongabbie woman has been fined for allegedly breaching public health orders in Quakers Hill at the weekend. Picture: Supplied
A 33-year-old Toongabbie woman has been fined for allegedly breaching public health orders in Quakers Hill at the weekend. Picture: Supplied

A woman has been fined after police allegedly caught her riding along in the car of a food delivery driver in Sydney’s West.

At about midday on Saturday, police stopped a car in Quakers Hill and spoke to the driver, a food delivery driver, and his female passenger about their movements.

The driver told police he was employed to make food deliveries, however, his front-seat passenger, a 33-year-old Toongabbie woman, said she went along for a ride because she was “bored being at home”.

The woman was one of 18 people across the state to receive a Penalty Infringement Notice for allegedly breaching the Public Health Act between Friday and Saturday.

Police have fined a woman who was allegedly in breach of Public Health Orders in Quakers Hill on Saturday. Picture: Dean Lewins
Police have fined a woman who was allegedly in breach of Public Health Orders in Quakers Hill on Saturday. Picture: Dean Lewins

The infringements carry on-the-spot fines of $1000 for individuals and $5000 for businesses found in contravention of COVID-19 new health orders.

Meanwhile, a man has faced court after he allegedly coughed on police in Plumpton last week.

Mt Druitt police were called to a home in Buttigieg Pl just before 1pm on April 2 after reports of a domestic incident between a man and a teenage boy.

Police arrived at the home and spoke to the pair before 22-year-old Ravneet Dutt allegedly ran at officers and coughed in their faces.

A 22-year-old man has been fined for allegedly coughing in police officers’ faces in Plumpton. Picture: Google Maps
A 22-year-old man has been fined for allegedly coughing in police officers’ faces in Plumpton. Picture: Google Maps

He was arrested and charged with intimidating police, resisting arrest, common assault and destroying property.

Police allege the man assaulted a 13-year-old boy known to home and destroyed property inside the home.

He was refused bail to face Mt Druitt Local Court at a later date.

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