Two friends have both been slapped with Covid fines as their night-time trip to a popular park cost them £200 each.
On Thursday, January 28, the pair were fined a total of £400 for breaching coronavirus regulations on their visit to Bede Park in Leicester, LeicestershireLive reports.
After police officers spoke to the two people at the park at about 6.30pm, they were issued with the fines after admitting their journey had been "unnecessary".
The police spoke to more than ten people at the park but those two were the only people fined.
A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: “On Thursday, January 28 officers carried out routine patrols in Bede Park, Leicester.
“More than 10 people were spoken to regarding Covid-19 regulations and they were engaging and understanding with officers.
“At around 6.30pm, two people were spoken to and admitted their journey had been unnecessary.
“Two £200 fixed penalty notices were issued.”
Police revealed last week they have issued 361 fines worth a staggering £72,200 to people who have breached the coronavirus regulations since the latest national lockdown was imposed at the beginning of the month.
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As well as the number of fines issued in less than three weeks, Leicestershire Police said it had received 1,246 reports of Covid-related incidents , and recorded 22 assaults on its officers.
Assistant chief constable Kerry Smith said: “We are all doing this together and our officers are supporting the NHS effort as best we can.
"We are really grateful for all of those people who are staying in and not taking risks. By doing this you are enabling us to do our job tackling crime and supporting victims.”
It comes after a pair of students who organised a mass snowball fight were fined £10,000 each.
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The men, aged 20 and 23, were identified by West Yorkshire Police officers following enquiries into the incident on Woodhouse Moor in Leeds on January 14.
Footage shows hundreds of people attended the mass gathering where people gathered in close proximity to each other for more than two hours.
Officers say the young men were interviewed Wednesday and Thursday (January 28) about the incident and reported for fixed penalty notices to be issued against them.
Earlier this month police fined 12 people who broke Tier 4 restrictions to play Dominoes in a restaurant.
They hid in a dark room when officers arrived at the diner in Whitechapel, east London.
The restaurant owner tried to stall officers and stop them from entering, claiming the only people inside were workers.
But they went inside on Tuesday 29 December and found 12 people trying to conceal themselves.
Scotland Yard said the group appeared to have gathered to play games.
All 12 attendees were issued fixed penalty notices for breaching the Tier 4 rules, which are designed to stop coronavirus from spreading.
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