Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore drove five miles for a distanced walk in DerbyshirePolice have been accused of heavy-handedness for stopping two women on a socially distanced walk and threatening the public with coronavirus fines for having snowball fights. Forces are taking a tougher approach to enforcing the pandemic rules due soaring infection rates and the strain on the health service. Officers told passengers boarding trains in London to explain their travel and will go door to door in areas of high infection in North Yorkshire to remind residents of their lockdown obligations. SponsoredDerbyshire police sent seven officers to confront two women on a walk at a reservoir. Jessica Allen and Eliza Moore were read their rights and fined £200 each for driving five miles from home for socially distanced exercise.

Source: The Times January 08, 2021 17:08 UTC