Covid 19 coronavirus: Man sentenced to month in prison for lockdown breaches
A 38-year-old Whanganui man has been jailed for a month for repeated lockdown breaches.
Central District Commander Superintendent Chris de Wattignar said the man had been verbally warned five times regarding alert level 4 restrictions.
On the sixth breach the man had driven some distance away from his home address.
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When spoken to by police, he was found to have no valid reason for again leaving his address.
De Wattignar said this was a good reminder to follow the alert level 4 restrictions as people continuously breaking the restrictions would not be tolerated.
"Our first step has been to educate people on the rules, but if people continue to break them, as in this case, police can use their discretion to warn people, or if necessary arrest them," de Wattignar said.
"We are still at alert level 4, which means people should not be on our roads unless they are accessing essential services or delivering essential services."
Latest police figures show there have been 2078 breaches during lockdown and more than 200 prosecutions.
Of the total, 1605 have been breaches under the Health Act and have resulted in 190 prosecutions, 1381 warnings and 34 youth referrals.
A total of 473 were breaches under the Civil Defence Emergency Act and resulted in 38 prosecutions, 418 warnings and 17 youth referrals.
The breaches have continued despite targeted moves from authorities - including having a stronger police presence on the street and setting up checkpoints and stopping cars to see where drivers are headed to.
Over Easter, police put up checkpoints on motorways and main routes to stop people trying to get away for the long weekend.
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