Police release video of family enjoying sitdown meal of kebab and chips in the street outside their house saying that they are breaking coronavirus lockdown rules
- West Midlands Police released bodycam footage of officers confronting people who were failing to abide by lockdown rules
- One family were caught eating kebab and chips on the driveway outside their house on the evening of Good Friday
- A female officer also approached two men who had taken a barbell, weights and boxing gloves into a park
- Three young men were also caught drinking alcohol outside a Tesco supermarket by Birmingham New Street Station
- The West Midlands is the worst hit area outside of London, with more than 1,429 people having died from Covid-19
- Learn more about how to help people impacted by COVID
Police have blasted Covid idiots after a family were caught tucking into a huge feast on their driveway while two muscle heads were filmed weightlifting and boxing in a park.
West Midlands Police have released bodycam footage of officers confronting people flouting strict lockdown rules in Birmingham.
One brazen family were caught eating a large meal on the driveway outside their home on Good Friday (April 10).
West Midlands police have blasted Covid idiots after released bodycam footage of a family tucking into a huge feast on their driveway
Police caught the family eating kebab and chips around dining tables next to the path on the evening of Good Friday
A police patrol pulled up outside the mid-terraced property at 6.40pm where the family were eating kebabs and chips around dining tables right next to the path.
One officer asks the group: ‘What’s going on guys?
‘You need to put all this away.
‘You know the situation at the moment. Everyone is meant to be in their houses. What’s going on here then?’
A man wearing shorts and t-shirt immediately apologised, before telling the officers: ‘I will put this in the house.’
The officers were then forced to tell the family that they were flouting lockdown rules and as a result would have to move inside
A man wearing shorts and t-shirt immediately apologised, before telling the officers: ‘I will put this in the house’
In another clip, a female officer approaches two men who had taken a barbell, weights and boxing gloves into a park.
She tells them: ‘Guys I know you’ve come out to exercise but if you’ve got equipment like you’ve got with you, you can do that at home, you don’t need to be in the park to do it.’
In another example of Covidiots breaking lockdown rules, three young men were caught drinking alcohol outside a Tesco supermarket near New Street Station in Birmingham’s city centre.
In another clip, a female officer approaches two men who had taken a barbell, weights and boxing gloves into a park
The officer informed the men that the fact they were using equipment meant they could do the exercise at home
The male officer says: ‘Don’t sit down mate, whatever you do, don’t sit down, put your booze away. Get home.
‘I’m guessing you know what the strong advice is? It’s law.’
More than 1,429 people have died from Covid-19 in the West Midlands so far making it the worst hit area outside of London.
In a third example of people flouting the rules, three young men were caught drinking alcohol outside a Tesco supermarket by Birmingham New Street Station
A male officer approached them and told them not to sit down and go home as advised by the lockdown rules
West Midlands Police say patrols have been targeting people breaking the rules after receiving tip-offs from members of the public online.
A spokesperson said: ‘Where we’ve had reports online of people not following the rules, we’ve used this information to target our patrols.’
Sergeant Dave Taylor said: ‘To police this, which is something we’ve never had to do before, we’re trying to use a common sense approach with people.’
West Midlands Police say patrols have been targeting people breaking the rules after receiving tip-offs from members of the public online
More than 1,429 people have died from Covid-19 in the West Midlands so far making it the worst hit area outside of London