Worthing police officers ‘deliberately spat and coughed on’

Police in Worthing have warned the coronavirus lockdown is ‘not a holiday’ after officers were deliberately spat and coughed on.
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In a statement posted on Facebook yesterday (April 9), a spokesman for Worthing and Adur Police said: “We are frustrated that we are having to attend numerous reports of BBQs and parties in Worthing.

“Lives are at risk because of a selfish few who continue to ignore advice and deliberately spit and cough on our officers who are trying to save lives.”

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He warned ‘people are dying’ and pledged to take action against those who ‘continue to flout the law and endanger others’.

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