A late-night KFC run in Melbourne’s south has cost a group of “selfish” revellers a whopping $26,000 after they were sprung breaching coronavirus lockdown.
Victoria Police Commissioner Shane Patton was noticeably frustrated as he gave an update on the enforcement of stage three“We said we would be increasing our enforcement and we are, and there are a range of issues over the city last night where there were parties, people who were drunk and out and about,” Commissioner Patton said.
“When we went in, there was two people asleep but there were 16 others hiding out the back and they just got the KFC meals at a birthday . They were warned by police and turned around, but a short time later, attempted to get to Phillip Island and were intercepted again. The driver was hit with an infringement notice.
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