Boat crew rescued then fined for trying to sleep in Red Sands fort in Whitstable
Over 200 fines for breaches of coronavirus regulations were issued at the weekend
The Red Sands Fort (Image: Hywel Williams)
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They were all fined despite one woman already receiving a fixed penalty notice after the first police attendance.
Police were also called to a woman causing a disturbance at a supermarket in Herne Bay at around 7pm on Friday.
She was offered a mask but refused to wear it and became aggressive - leading to her being fined for behaving antisocially.
In Folkestone, another woman was fined at 1am on Saturday after admitting she had tested positive for Covid-19 three days earlier and should have been self-isolating.
Kent Police has pleaded for people to follow rules. Pictured: Ashford, Kent, December 2020 (file photo). There is no suggestion any of those pictured breached restrictions
Kent Police issues 729 lockdown fines including to women hiding in cupboard at house party and brothel visitor
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Updated: 14:31, 16 March 2021
As officers returned to a house for the second time in one night over the weekend they were faced with the sight of three women trying to cram themselves into cupboards.
They d only just been dispersed from a party with three men in Havelock Drive, Dartford on Saturday and were among 729 to receive coronavirus fines of between £200 and £1,000 across Kent.
Police have fined 729 people for lockdown breaches since the start of the pandemic Stock picture
Also included on that list was a man caught visiting a brothel in Minster, Sheppey at 6pm on Friday.
Man fined for breaking COVID guidelines to visit Sheppey brothel
Kent Police has issued hundreds of fines to those accused of breaking coronavirus guidelines
There have been 729 fines issued in total (Image: PA)
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Police issued a fine to a man who breached coronavirus rules to visit a brothel on the Isle of Sheppey.