Police Receive Increasing Calls About Breaches Of Lockdown Rules
Written by HFM News on 11th January 2021
Police say they won’t hesitate to issue fines to people found breaching Covid-19 restrictions in and around Market Harborough.
26 of the £200 fixed penalty notices have been handed out in Leicestershire since the current lockdown came into force, including one issued in the Harborough District over the weekend.
Since the start of the pandemic, 929 fines have been issued by the Leicestershire force.
There has also been an increase in calls from people reporting alleged breaches of the restrictions.
The government has urged officers to be more robust with those caught floating the law around the pandemic.
Sergeant Pete Jelbert, who is based at Market Harborough Police Station, spoke to Hfm:
Police on The Square in Market Harborough
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