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A man who was attempting to visit his girlfriend after curfew hours has been fined five thousand dollars for the offence.<\/p>

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Akeem Brookes was arrested, charged then brought before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh in the St. John\u2019s Magistrates\u2019 Court where he pleaded guilty to the charge.<\/p>\n

Brookes was fined $5,000, which he has to pay by June 19 or face imprisonment for six months.<\/p>

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Brookes, who was caught riding a bicycle at about 7:30pm, more than seven hours after the curfew began, told the court that he was on his way to his girlfriend\u2019s home when he was stopped by the Police.<\/p>

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He admitted that he knew the curfew was in effect.<\/p>\n

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A man who was attempting to visit his girlfriend after curfew hours has been fined five thousand dollars for the offence. Akeem Brookes was arrested, charged then brought before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh in the St. John\u2019s Magistrates\u2019 Court where he pleaded guilty to the charge. 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