A 21-YEAR-OLD woman in Coonamble has been issued with an infringement notice by police after she allegedly breached social distancing rules.
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The incident was among a spate of breaches to the Public Health Act across NSW on Wednesday with police issuing 13 penalty infringement notices.
At 1.30am on Wednesday, police stopped a car in Coonamble containing five people and gave them a verbal warning about social distancing, public gatherings and non-essential travel.
Officers allege that at 8.45am the same morning, one of the occupants of the vehicle, a 21-year-old woman, was spotted by officers walking around Coonamble without a legitimate excuse.
She was issued with an infringement notice.
In a separate incident, at 3.15am on the same day officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District fined a 23-year-old man for not comply with noticed directions.
The man was given a warning by police the previous evening, before being caught leaving his home a second time without a reasonable excuse.
Police did not give a location for where this second incident occurred.
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Nadine Morton
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Nadine Morton covers emergency services and breaking news for the Illawarra Mercury. She takes pride in regional journalism which she believes is crucial to informing our towns and cities. Have a story? Email her at nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au
