South Yorkshire Police begin enforcing lockdown in Sheffield
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New laws mean officers now have powers to fine and even arrest people ignoring the government's advice to stay at home and avoid non-essential travel.
On Friday, police launched their Educational Road Checkpoints across South Yorkshire.
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Hide AdA picture tweeted from Paul McCurry, head of South Yorkshire Police’s operational support unit, showed several officers stationed on Crookesmoor Road stopping motorists.
A police plane was also spotted flying low over Sheffield, with reports of riot vans and traffic police cars parked at the top of Bolehills Park in Crookes.
In a tweet, superintendent McCurry said: “The Government has been clear that it expects people to do the right thing in order to #ProtectTheNHS #SaveLives it is really important that people #StayAtHomeSaveLives
Police have also started deploying a drone in the Peak District to spot people ignoring the new rules.