Police slam ‘selfish’ Australians with 240 people fined, 20 charged in 24 hours

With 20 people charged and 240 ticketed for flouting covid rules in just one day, police are warning of a big problem on the way.

NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott says 240 people have been issued fined for breaching covid rules in the past 24 hours, and 20 have been charged.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott slams selfish Australians.

NSW police is cracking down on residents who flaunt the Covid-19 rules, with 240 residents fined and 20 charged in just 24 hours.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott slammed some defiant Australians as “selfish” in a media conference on Sunday.

“I share the community’s disgust in the selfish behaviour of a small minority of people, who wilfully continue to flout the public health orders,” Mr Elliott said.

Mr Elliott said that among those who breached the covid rules was a group who gathered to play soccer, without a ball.

“In the last 24 hours police attended just over 1325 covid-related jobs, about 860 of those were reports from members of the community to Crime Stoppers.