Cops crack down HARDER on flouters: Police fine Pokemon fan found 14 miles from home and woman who drove 100 miles across three counties to get a McDonald s burger - as group of skiers are stopped at Eurostar
One man is fined after travelling more than 110 miles from York to Leicester via Birmingham to visit a friend
Group of boy racers receive penalty notices after gathered for a car meet in Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Couple fined £60 for driving 20 minutes to see a 94-year-old relative in care home in Porthcawl, South Wales
Man and woman fined £200 each after travelling from Essex to Kent to pick up a toy remote-controlled car
A couple who visited a care home in South Wales to see their 94-year-old mother through her window have had their £60 fine withdrawn amid an intensifying police crackdown on lockdown rule-breakers.
Carol Richards, 68, and husband David, 66, of Bridgend travelled 10 miles to visit dementia sufferer Decima Minhinnick at Picton Court Care Home.
They were reprimanded by police on the way back despite having received permission to see Ms Minhinnick and handed a £60 penalty.
South Wales Police have now rescinded the fine after reviewing the incident, following a public backlash to the growing war on shutdown flouters.
Mrs Richards had described the incident as dystopian , adding: A police lady flagged us down and I thought Oh right, they re policing the area, that s fine .
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A car cruise, parties and trips to McDonalds were among the incidents over the weekend
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