Two men who gathered to smoke marijuana at a Hunter park are among those who have been fined for breaching stay-at-home rules in the battle against COVID-19, according to the latest list from NSW Police.
The men, aged 19 and 25, were found in the carpark of a sports field at Thornton on Saturday night by patrolling police.
Officers found cannabis in the men's possession and the 19-year-old was also carrying a box cutter.
They were each fined $1000 and were cautioned over the drugs - the younger man also received an infringement notice for the knife.
Police said on Monday 57 court attendance notices and 464 fines had been issued across NSW for breaches of the coronavirus rules since March 17.
Also on the latest list, Lake Macquarie police fined an 18-year-old man at Bonnells Bay after he was spotted walking with three friends at the weekend.
Police said the man had been warned by officers last Thursday. His companions were moved on.
Meanwhile, police are investigating an alleged coughing incident at Port Stephens on Sunday.
A 73-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were walking along Victoria Parade at Nelson Bay about 2pm when a white Nissan Navara pulled up beside them as they approached a pedestrian crossing.
Police have been told a man leaned his head and shoulders out the passenger-side window of the vehicle and allegedly coughed and made a retching sound at the couple.
He and the other occupants of the vehicle started laughing before they drove away, police say.
Investigators would like to speak with a man who they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries - described as being of Caucasian appearance with tanned skin, aged in his late teens or early 20s, with short, dark, curly hair.
He was last seen wearing a red and dark coloured chequered top.
Police are urging anyone with information, including dash cam footage from the area around the time of the incident, to contact Nelson Bay police as soon as possible.
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