23 people arrested for curfew breaches in the last 48 hours
4 people arrested for allegedly throwing stones at a house

23 people arrested for curfew breaches in the last 48 hours

4 people arrested for allegedly throwing stones at a house

By Faria Begum Ali
Thursday 06/08/2020
Twenty-three people were arrested in the last 48 hours for breaching curfew. [image:Fiji Police Force]

Twenty-three people were arrested in the last 48 hours for breaching curfew.

This includes 4 people who were arrested from Vunato in Lautoka between 11 pm on Tuesday to 4 am yesterday for allegedly throwing stones at a house.

Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says another arrest made in Lautoka included a suspect who is also being questioned for a case of an attempted break-in.

He says from Tuesday 11 pm to Wednesday 4 am, thirteen cases were recorded, with the Western Division recording seven cases, the Southern Division recording three cases, the Eastern Division recording two while the Northern Division recorded one case.

Tudravu says ten arrests were made between Wednesday 11 pm to 4 am this morning.

The Western Division recorded four cases, Eastern Division recorded three cases, Southern Division had two cases while the Central Division recorded one case.

Nine of the ten cases involved those who were intoxicated during their time of arrest.

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