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Jillian MacMath

Lockdown breaches this weekend include 40 teens having a party in a woodland and a man travelling 180 miles from England to buy a dog

As temperatures soar to 25°C in Wales this weekend, police are dealing with yet more people flouting lockdown measures.

Wales' First Minister on Friday announced plans to ease restrictions which would allow people to meet outdoors with others outside of their own household.

It also allows them to travel up to five miles to do so.

However, the eased restrictions don't come into effect until Monday, June 1.

While forces across the country have advised people to stay home, the nice weather has led scores of sun seekers travelling to beaches, parks and beauty spots.

Ryan Francis, chief inspector for policing in Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen, said a number of resources were used to break up 40 young people having a party in a wooded area of Caerphilly on Friday.

He tweeted: "Some people just aren’t getting the message! Parents need to know where their teenagers are!"

In Pembrokeshire, the Pembroke Docks local policing team was met by 13 people who travelled hundreds of miles from the West Midlands to Stackpole on Saturday.

The force said the group became abusive toward PCSOs when asked to leave and were eventually issued fines and sent home.

"One vehicle had no MOT either.. you couldn’t make it up," they wrote on Twitter.

Chief Inspector Louise Harries said police in the area will continue to patrol 24/7 and take action as appropriate "despite the attitudes of the minority".

She said: "I am really grateful that we have the support of the overwhelming majority of our communities who like us simply want to keep people safe."

Dyfed-Powys Police said special constables on foot patrol in Tenby stopped an extended family driving from Swindon to go to the beach. They were fined and sent home for the breach.

A local policing team in the Elan Valley said they stopped a motorist who was travelling to Wales from Hampshire to buy a dog.

In South Wales, police urged parents to check in on their children after reports of anti social behaviour.

"These reports include jumping into water from a height – known as tombstoning – and underage drinking," they tweeted.

"These are potentially dangerous, and some are illegal. They're also a breach of Welsh Government restrictions, for which parents could be liable.

"Please consider the impact this behaviour may have on other people, on our health service, and on efforts to defeat this virus," they said.

Despite the easing of measures planned on Monday, beauty spots are set to remain closed.

Campsites, public toilets and a number of car parks will also stay shut.

The Welsh Government has reminded people that gatherings outdoors which include members of more than two households will still be illegal after Monday and those involved can be fined or prosecuted.

In Wales, a £60 fine can be imposed for a first offence and double for every offence thereafter up to £1,920.

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