Anti-masker walking her dog down a Melbourne road SPITS at police after being asked to wear a face covering or go home
- Woman who refused to wear mask spat at police when they urged her to comply
- The woman was seen walking her dog in the Bayside area, in Melbourne’s south
- She refused to go home and get her mask and was fined by the officers
A woman who refused to wear a mask spat at police when they urged her to comply with health orders and put on a face covering.
The woman was seen walking her dog in the Bayside area, in Melbourne‘s southern suburbs, on Wednesday.
She was not wearing a mask at the time.
The woman was seen walking her dog in the Bayside area, in Melbourne’s southern suburbs, on Wednesday (pictured, police in Melbourne on October 3)
Officers approached the woman and she became abusive towards them.
Police said in a statement that the woman spat at the officers’ feet as they approached.
She refused to go home and get her mask and was fined.
Victoria Police issued 69 fines to people breaching Chief Health Officer’s orders.
Around 23 of these fines were issued for not wearing a face mask when outside of the home.
Fines were also issued to a group of young people who gathered in a laneway in Dandenong.
Police said in a statement that the woman spat at the officers’s feet as they approached. She refused to go home and get her mask and was fined (pictured, police in Melbourne on October 3)
The group tried to run away from police, but officers found four members of the group who were all more than 5km from their home.
Another man in a ride share delivery car was stopped at a checkpoint by police.
He said he was picking up takeaway food but was fined because he was more than 5km from his home.
Six other people were fined at vehicle checkpoints.