A video of a woman apparently being arrested for sitting on a bench was staged-managed by anti-lockdown protesters, Dorset Police said.
Footage, which has been shared widely online, shows three police officers surrounding a woman in Bournemouth for allegedly leaving her house more than once in a day.
The clip then shows a woman being handcuffed and led away by officers as she repeatedly tells them: I was sitting on a bench .
But police believe the video was planned, stage-managed and recorded by members of an anti-lockdown protest group who were present in the town on Saturday.
The force said three people were arrested following the demonstrations, after refusing to give their details to officers who attempted to issue them with fines for breaching coronavirus regulations.
Hordes of visitors were spotted having a stroll on Tynemouth Longsands beach in North Tyneside today
Car parks in the area were packed as families descended on the coastal beauty spot for a Sunday walk
And in London masses of people were seen taking to Hampstead high street and queuing at food stalls
It comes as Covid hospital deaths hit 563 - the highest Sunday toll in eight months
The West Mercia police force tweeted: There have been two reports of snowballs being thrown last night
Came as friends were surrounded, read their rights and fined £200 each after driving seven miles for a walk
Derbyshire Police has previously been criticised for using drones to film dog walkers and dying lagoon black
Priti Patel insisted it s right for officers to confront Britons sat on park benches after criticism of their tactics
Officers in England and Wales have handed out more than 30,000 fines under coronavirus laws since March
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Now police ban SNOWBALLS! Officers threaten to fine people £200 for playing in the snow - after swooping on friends for driving just SEVEN miles to go for a walk in the park - and claiming their cups of tea counted as a picnic
The West Mercia police force tweeted: There have been two reports of snowballs being thrown last night
Came as friends were surrounded, read their rights and fined £200 each after driving seven miles for a walk
Derbyshire Police has previously been criticised for using drones to film dog walkers and dying lagoon black
Priti Patel insisted it s right for officers to confront Britons sat on park benches after criticism of their tactics