Man who hired a prostitute online is slapped with a $1,600 fine after police carried out a random spot check at his home to make sure he was social distancing
- Victoria Police fined man after finding him with a prostitute inside his home
- The man was found during a 24 hour spot checking blitz by police in Melbourne
- In the last 24 hours 26 fines were issued as a result of Operation Sentinel
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A man was fined by police enforcing coronavirus restrictions after being caught with a prostitute he had hired online.
Police carrying out random spot checks in Box Hill in Melbourne's east on Monday found the man with the escort in his home.
He was slapped with a $1,652 fine for breaching lockdown laws.
A Victorian man was fined by police during a 24 hour spot checking blitz after he was found with a prostitute in his home during self-isolation (Victoria Police pictured on social distancing patrol)
In the past 24 hours Victoria Police completed 888 spot checks at a series of homes, businesses and non-essential services as part of the state wide Operation Sentinel.
Out of those 888 spot checks police issued 26 fines for social distancing breaches and other offences.
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A number of fines were issued to people who were warned by police after being caught breaching social distancing before being caught a second time.
Some of the 26 fines were also issued to people who were allegedly found with stolen goods, drugs and weapons.
In the weeks since March 21 Victoria Police have conducted a total of 36,812 spot checks as part of Operational Sentinel.
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