Selwyn Samuel and Enash Lowe have both been fined for not wearing face masks while Lowe receives additional fines for other charges.
On Monday, Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh fined 20-year-old Samuel $500, while 19-year-old Lowe was fined $3,500 for not wearing a mask, dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, and driving a vehicle without insurance.
On July 6, officers who were on mobile patrol in Clare Hall observed the two men in a vehicle which was being driven in a suspicious manner.
When the police attempted to stop them, Lowe put the car in reverse and sped away dangerously while there were several other vehicles and bystanders on the road.
The officers chased after them, and soon after the car stopped, pulled off the road, and the two occupants exited the vehicle and ran.
Samuel was later caught and he was not wearing a mask. When the officers inquired why he was without a mask he said he left it in the vehicle but a subsequent search failed to produce one.
Lowe turned himself in the next day.
In court on Monday, Lowe said that he tried to evade the police because he did not know they were police and he was scared.
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Each was charged $500 each for not wearing a mask.
Further $3000 charged for “dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, and driving a vehicle without insurance” so $750 for each of the serious vehicular offences and no jail or community service time. Maybe this will be argued as precedent for future cases regarding these offences.
an officer pulled me over and came straight to my window, i had to ask him to put on his face mask. Practice what you preach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take the person’s badge number and make a complaint.
Report a police then they will maliciously target you and find a way to get back at you for doing that. That’s how they are these days very vindictive smh!!
That’s not true.
It’s the socks I more concerned about. Tell me ana fete he a go wid dem dey.
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