59 arrested for alleged breaches

Another 59 people were arrested over Friday night for alleged COVID-19 breaches.

Forty-two of the 59 reported arrests were due to alleged breaches of curfew, 10 were alleged sports-related incidents and seven were for allegedly failing to adhere to social distancing restrictions.

The Southern Division recorded 31 arrests, 21 for breach of curfew and 10 for sports. The Western Division recorded 14 breach of curfew cases. The Northern Division recorded three cases of curfew breach while the Eastern Division recorded two cases.

The Central Division recorded nine reports in total, two for curfew breach and seven for failing to adhere to social distancing restrictions. Seven people were arrested as they were found under the Stintson Parade Bridge allegedly breaching social distancing measures.

The onus is on every individual to take responsibility for their actions and be mindful of maintaining physical distancing, and failure to comply will result in Police taking necessary action.