Police have issued a total of 76 Penality Infringement Notices and arrested seven people in anti-lockdown protests in St George and Sutherland Shire today.
Six 6 PINs were issued to protestors outside the Vaccination Hub at the Marana Auditorum at Hurstville and three people were arrested and 43 PINs issued to protestors outside the Vaccination Hub at Rockdale Town Hall.
At Sutherland Shire Council, four people were arrested and 27 PINs issued.
A total of 573 PINS were issued, including not wear fitted masked covering in prescribed outdoor gathering ($500), not comply with noticed direction re s7/8/9 - COVID-19 ($1000), and unlawfully participate in outdoor public gathering - stay at home order ($3000).
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St George Police were called to an anti-lockdown protest outside the NSW Health Vaccination Hub at Rockdale Town Hall this morning.
There were reports of a group of about 50 people gathered outside the Town Hall on Princes Highway as part of a series of protests being organised across the state.
Initiation reports were that 12 people were fined and two charged from the Rockale protest.
A NSW Health AstraZeneca vaccination hub has been operating at the town hall since early August and is due to close on Friday.
There were also report of a similar protest outside the Vaccination Clinic at Hurstville.
Police have issued a number of PINs and laid a number of charges at various unauthorised protests across NSW this morning.
Acting on information and intelligence, the NSW Police Force deployed officers this morning to conduct high-visibility patrols today of various sites targeted by unauthorised protests, including NSW Parliament House and local council chambers including Rockdale and Georges River.
General Duties officers from across NSW were supported by the Public Order and Riot Squad, Operations Support Group, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Police Transport Command, the Dog and Mounted Unit, and other specialist units.
In total, police responded to 69 unauthorised protests, which included eight in Central Metropolitan Region, nine in North West Metropolitan Region, 11 in South West Metropolitan Region, 24 in Northern Region, 13 in Southern Region, and four in Western Region.
Information about arrests and Penalty Infringement Notices is continuing to be collated, however, as at 1pm, a total of 135 people have been arrested and taken to local police stations.
Further, police have issued or advised they will issue 436 PINs for breaches of the public health orders.
Anyone who has information regarding individuals or businesses in contravention of a COVID-19-related ministerial direction is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
