Senior cop is fined $200 by his own police force after he was busted for not wearing a mask at a suburban McDonald’s
- Senior policeman fined $200 for not wearing a face mask inside a McDonald’s
- Police said superintendent, 53, breached health order at Mount Colah branch
- The officer was then issued with a penalty infringement notice on Thursday
A senior policeman has been fined $200 for not wearing a face mask inside a McDonald’s restaurant.
The New South Wales police officer was fined for flouting public health orders and not wearing a face mask inside one of the fast food chain’s restaurant in Sydney’s far north.
Police were told the superintendent, 53, had breached the public health order on Wednesday at Mount Colah McDonald’s.
The officer was issued with a $200 penalty infringement notice on Thursday.
A senior policeman has been fined $200 for not wearing a face mask inside a Mount Colah McDonald’s restaurant in Sydney’s far north (file image of the McDonald’s branch)
NSW Police said there were 65 penalty infringement notices issued on Wednesday, 52 of which were for failing to wear a fitted face covering.
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was fined $200 for not wearing a mask while paying for petrol at a service station in his hometown of Armidale on Monday after he was dobbed in to Crime Stoppers by a member of the public.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan then burned Mr Joyce for his coronavirus breach as he defended AFL players’ inept mask wearing.
West Coast and Fremantle stars shared a plane from Perth to Melbourne on Tuesday, with several players slammed for not correctly wearing their masks.
In his coronavirus press conference on Wednesday, McGowan dismissed the criticism of the Eagles and Dockers teams, saying they didn’t ‘do a Barnaby Joyce’.
The officer was issued with a $200 penalty infringement notice on Thursday after police received information about his failure to wear a mask at the McDonald’s restaurant the previous day (file image)
‘I don’t think what they have done is any great offence,’ he told reporters. ‘I understand that people make mistakes and I just urge them to wear the mask properly.
‘It is not like they have done a Barnaby Joyce. I think they have made a mistake and they should just wear it properly in the future.’