UK LOCKDOWN: “ What a bunch of idiots “

Campers arrested after ignoring 'go-home' warning
North Wales Police say they've found three men camping near Wrexham, despite requests to stay at home over Easter.

Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC/ NWP Rural Crime Team

@NWPRuralCrime

Unbelievably we are investigating reports that people are sending their suitcases via courier with their clothes to holiday homes in Wales!
So if they get stopped enroute they are not found with them
Surely people aren't that selfish and cunning...are they?

Signs torn down in park

"Do not use" warnings have been torn down in a park by people wanting to exercise in the sunshine.

Red and white tape was wrapped around exercise stations at Roath Park in Cardiff telling people not to use the equipment because of coronavirus dangers.

But the tape was ripped off by people wanting to do pull-ups, sit-ups and dips, before they were stopped by police.

A resident living opposite the park said: "It's just plain ignorance. It's pretty obvious that the equipment is not to be used.

"It amazes me seeing how many people are still breaking the rules."

Police vans and community support officers have been regularly patrolling the park to ensure people are obeying social distancing rules.

Man who claimed to have Covid-19 jailed for coughing at police

A man has been jailed after coughing at a policeman and telling the officer he had coronavirus.

Simon Kibble, 29, of Trethomas, Caerphilly, assaulted the officer after throttling his girlfriend in an alcohol-fuelled attack.

Kibble admitted two charges of common assault and was sentenced to 16 weeks.

Cardiff Magistrates Court heard the policeman had spoken of how these were "scary times" for frontline officers and a feeling of "heightened anxiety" during the pandemic.

Judge Shomon Khan said: "Alcohol was an aggravating factor in this deeply unpleasant incident.

"Coronavirus can bring out the best in people but it can also bring out the worst in the people.

"This has had a serious impact on the officer and his family."

These morons need severe punishment

Private jet carrying holidaymakers sent back to UK

A private jet carrying holidaymakers has been sent back to the UK by French police after those on board attempted to reach a villa in Cannes during the lockdown.

Ten people were declined entry into France after arriving at Marseille airport from London last Saturday, French news channel BFMTV reports.

There were reportedly three women aged 24 and 27 and seven men aged between 40 and 50 on board.

Those on board were of Croatian, German, French, Romanian and Ukrainian nationality.

Three charged with coronavirus spitting assault

Three women have been charged with assault after police were spat at and threatened with exposure to the coronavirus.

Police were responding to reports of a house party in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on Wednesday evening when they were assaulted.

One officer also suffered a head injury and required hospital treatment.

Private jet carrying holidaymakers sent back to UK

A private jet carrying holidaymakers has been sent back to the UK by French police after those on board attempted to reach a villa in Cannes during the lockdown.

Ten people were declined entry into France after arriving at Marseille airport from London last Saturday, French news channel BFMTV reports.

There were reportedly three women aged 24 and 27 and seven men aged between 40 and 50 on board.

Those on board were of Croatian, German, French, Romanian and Ukrainian nationality.

Should send them all back to their own countries, throw them out of the UK

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after breaching coronavirus lockdown restrictions for the sixth time.

Dyfed-Powys Police said he was the first person in the force area to be arrested for causing a public nuisance with regards to the restrictions.

The man, from Llwynhendy, Llanelli, was arrested after previously being fined five times for similar breaches.

Police said he drove around with "total disregard for the law and for the health and well-being" of others.

Pembrokeshire RPU

@PembsRPU

It’s just before 2am when, due to an issue with its numberplate, we stop a local vehicle in the Carew area. When asked about the purpose of their journey the occupants state they were ‘bored’, so thought they’d go to get petrol. Both are reported and turned around.

Essential journeys completed tonight by 813. Two people been to collect this new car. Driven from Scotland to West wales. Admitted it was non essential but it’s was a bargain. Tickets issued. To back home with.

@NewtownRPUSGT

Ban them all from the nhs for life.

Police break up party

Police say they had to break up a party in Penycae, near Wrexham, in the early hours, despite lockdown restrictions.

“The occupant had invited numerous guests and they were abusive to officers,” said the officers in statement.

“We will be providing them with a future court date.”

In a separate incident, officers found three groups of neighbours sitting around a firepit in neighbouring Rhos.

“Strong words of advice given to all,” said a police statement.

Strong words of advice NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!

On the spot fines

Strong words of advice NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!

On the spot fines

Agree .

Police break up party

Police say they had to break up a party in Penycae, near Wrexham, in the early hours, despite lockdown restrictions.

“The occupant had invited numerous guests and they were abusive to officers,” said the officers in statement.

“We will be providing them with a future court date.”

In a separate incident, officers found three groups of neighbours sitting around a firepit in neighbouring Rhos.

“Strong words of advice given to all,” said a police statement.

Can’t educate pork

Taser...then post on TV

Protective kit stolen from UK medical practice

Police are investigating after personal protective equipment (PPE) was stolen from an NHS building in Manchester.

They were called to the Care Homes Medical Practice in Salford - which cares for patients living in nursing and residential homes - soon before 08:00 BST on Sunday.

Laptops and petty cash were also taken.

A spokesperson for Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust said: "We are shocked and saddened that one of our community bases has been burgled and belongings stolen, including some items of PPE equipment.

"We will support Greater Manchester Police in their ongoing inquiries."

'Shame the idiots'

There has been a call to "shame" the minority of people who are ignoring social distancing rules during the coronavirus crisis.

South Wales police and crime commissioner Alun Michael called them "idiots who don't get the message".

He added: "We need to make it clear to them that what they are doing is shameful, that they are insignificant minority and celebrate the fact this terrible virus requires us to act together in a disciplined way."

Man jailed for doctor assault

A man has been jailed for assaulting a doctor outside the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport, police have said.

Gareth Rudge attacked the doctor's head and face outside the hospital’s A&E department at about 00:50 BST on Friday.

The 34-year-old, of no fixed abode, appeared at Newport Magistrates' Court on Saturday, where he pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker.

PC Sam Louros, the officer in the case said: “The doctor is working in the middle of a pandemic, helping those in our society who desperately need medical assistance.

“He was assaulted while carrying out his public duty and continued his shift after the incident, caring for those who require it."

'Upsetting' break-in at city medical centre

Burglars have caused "considerable disruption" to a medical centre in Cardiff.

The break-in was discovered at the Four Elms Medical Centre based at Cardiff Royal Infirmary on Tuesday morning.

South Wales Police said it was reviewing CCTV footage to identify those responsible.

The force said the burglary had caused considerable disruption to the surgery in Newport Road - post-Easter weekend - on what is considered one of the busiest days of the year.

Among the items stolen was a computer monitor from a consultation room.

Practice manager Phil Davies said the break-in was "upsetting."

Woman jailed for coughing on officer

A woman has been jailed after coughing on two officers and claiming she was infected with Covid-19, Dyfed-Powys Police has said.

Ch Insp Louise Harries said the assault happened after officers went to deal with a domestic incident.

The 44-year-old from Milford Haven, admitted assaulting emergency services workers, obstructing a police officer and criminal damage.

Swansea magistrates jailed her for eight weeks.

“Our officers had been called to deal with a domestic incident, and were assaulted as they tried to carry out their duties," said Ch Insp Harries.

“She also spat inside the police car, and wiped her nose on the headrest, causing officers to believe she might have further spread the virus.

"To purposely make our officers believe they might have become infected is not something Dyfed-Powys Police will take lightly.”

The force said 10 officers have been assaulted in Pembrokeshire over the past few days.

'Scum bag drug dealers' stealing key worker uniforms

Police are warning that criminals are stealing medical staff's uniforms so if they are stopped they can say they are key workers.

North Wales Police urged workers to take care with their uniforms.

These nonentities are known. Enough is enough, exterminate.

A man was Tasered in London after allegedly “coughing saliva” over firearms officers.

The Metropolitan Police said the unit were driving through Harringey on Saturday afternoon when a 24-year-old man “began to shout and make rude gestures towards them”.

When the firearms officers stopped to talk to him, they said he “shouted that he had coronavirus before deliberately coughing saliva all over them”.

A spokesperson said he then began to physically attack the officers, before being Tasered and arrested on suspicion of public order offences and assault on an emergency worker.

Coronavirus: 'Selfish minority' flout lockdown over Easter

A shoplifter claiming he had coronavirus to avoid being arrested was among the many call-outs attended by police over the Easter weekend.

South Wales Police said it responded to more than 1,200 Covid-19-related calls on Saturday alone, including a number of people flouting restrictions.

Officers arrested and fined one man who said he had driven from Port Talbot to Mumbles to enjoy the coast.

The force said "a small minority had selfishly put others at risk".

Two men and two women from Cardiff were fined after they called to be rescued after getting lost on a Rhondda mountain.

At Langland Bay, Swansea, four men were stopped after travelling from Cardiff to go fishing as they "wanted to get out after being stuck in all week", police said.

After admitting they understood the restrictions they were fined.

One of them, a 38-year-old, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and remanded in custody.

A mother from Cardiff was fined after her 13-year-old son repeatedly breached restrictions.

A pharmacist has been arrested during an investigation into the illegal sale of coronavirus testing kits.

He was held by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) who searched two properties and seized £20,000 in cash.

The pharmacist, 46, from Croydon, south London, was arrested under the Fraud Act for allegedly making false claims about the testing kits' capability.

A surveyor, 39, was arrested in west London on a similar allegation as the NCA targets suspects thought to be cashing in on the COVID-19 pandemic.

The surveyor was stopped in his car in Uxbridge, where investigators found 250 kits which he allegedly said he planned to sell to construction workers.

Couple fined for travelling to holiday home

A couple who ignored police advice in order to travel to a holiday home in Pembrokeshire have been fined.

When stopped by officers near Carmarthen on Wednesday, the family told police their caravan had developed a leak.

Dyfed-Powys Police officers saw the car was packed with clothes and other belongings.

They explained regulations around essential travel and encouraged the driver to head home.

Half an hour later their vehicle was spotted again near Freshwater East beach.

Both adults were issued with Covid-19 fines and escorted outside of the force area.

A man who held a party during the coronavirus lockdown told police he could 'do what he wants'.

Jamie Sparrow has appeared in court for breaching lockdown guidance after inviting a number of people to enjoy a barbecue and drink alcohol at his home in Kearsley, Bolton.

Police were called to the house yesterday after a nurse who lived on the street reported the party, Manchester Evening News reports.

A disturbance then broke out in the street after Sparrow's next-door neighbour Helen Bent directed a torrent of abuse at the woman who had complained.

Bent, 32, and Sparrow, 28, were arrested and spent a night in the cells before appearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court today.

UK prison release scheme suspended after six freed by mistake

Danny Shaw

BBC Home Affairs Correspondent

A UK government scheme to release prisoners early in order to help jails cope with coronavirus has been suspended after six offenders were freed by mistake.

The inmates were mistakenly let out of two "open" prisons - Leyhill in Gloucestershire and Sudbury, Derbyshire.

A spokesperson for the prisons service said they were "low-risk" offenders who "returned compliantly to prison when asked to do so".

However, the mistake is deeply embarrassing for Justice Secretary Robert Buckland, who has emphasised the rigorous checks that would take place before inmates are let out.

The prison service attributed the release to “human error” and said processes were being changed to reduce the likelihood of it happening again.

Up to 4,000 prisoners, who are due to be freed within two months, are eligible for the early release programme across England and Wales.

On Tuesday officials said four had been released with “hundreds” more due to be freed this week.

Fourteen pregnant prisoners and mothers with babies had also been freed early, by Tuesday.