Knox Stage 4 restrictions: police fine people in Ferntree Gully and Bayswater breaching COVID rules
Buying online isn’t so handy when you have to travel 20km from home to pick up the item, as one Knox pair found out. But was the item even worth the fine?
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Coronavirus restrictions haven’t stopped some Knox residents from flouting the 5km limits with police catching up with those breaching Stage 4 restrictions.
A pair were stopped while driving through Knox and allegedly told police they were returning from Reservoir after selling a mobile phone.
But when their car was searched, police allegedly discovered drugs – methyl amphetamine, ecstasy, cannabis, and GHB.
The duo were two of 216 fines handed out in the last 24 hours as part of Operation Sentinel – policing Stage 4 restrictions.
Victoria Police issued 216 fines in the past 24 hours, including 27 to people not wearing masks and 89 for curfew breaches.
A man and woman were stopped by police on Ferntree Gully Rd after officers noticed their car did not have registration plates.
The pair allegedly told police they were on their way to Boronia – more than 20km from their home – to pick up a pair of shoes they bought from an online marketplace.
This comes a day after police fined two men on Saturday who allegedly travelled from Bayswater to Bonnie Doon to collect clothes.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews extended the State of Emergency until 11.59pm on Sunday, September 13.
He said this would allows the Government to continue enforcing Stage 4 restrictions including physical distancing and isolation.
On-the-spot fines for breaches include up to $1,652 for individuals and $9,913 for businesses.
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