Two women fined in north west for breach of Coronavirus restrictions following cross-border op

The PSNI have issued two fines under new regulations for breaching Coronavirus restrictions after the driver of a car reportedly failed to stop for An Gardai Siochana in Donegal and crossed the border into Strabane.
By Brendan McDaid
Published 15th Apr 2020, 07:26 BST
Police on both sides of the border have been conducting patrols (file pics - PSNI pic Stephen McAuley/ McAuley Media).Police on both sides of the border have been conducting patrols (file pics - PSNI pic Stephen McAuley/ McAuley Media).
Police on both sides of the border have been conducting patrols (file pics - PSNI pic Stephen McAuley/ McAuley Media).

PSNI Chief Inspector Jonny Hunter said that police in Strabane seized a vehicle on Monday afternoon, 13th April, which had reportedly failed to stop for An Garda Síochána (AGS) in the Lifford area of County Donegal.

“AGS colleagues had alerted us at 3:10pm that a red Audi A4 had made off from their officers and crossed into Strabane,” he said.

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“We subsequently located the vehicle, abandoned in the Clady village area, at around 4pm, which we subsequently seized.

“Two females were subsequently issued with two fines for breach of the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) Regulations NI 2020.”

Chief Inspector Hunter added: “This is a good example of cross border work with our colleagues in An Garda Síochána.”