Victoria police hand out two tickets for failing to follow COVID-19 safety protocols in a restaurant

Police in Victoria say they've handed out two tickets for people failing to follow COVID-19 safety protocols in a restaurant and attempting to leave without paying.

Police say they were called to a restaurant just after 7:30 pm Monday night for reports that a group had left without paying.

After locating the group, police escorted them back to pay where they discovered that one man had been abusive towards staff and refused to follow COVID-19 safety protocols.

The man was located later that night and issued two tickets for 230 dollars apiece.