Rappers are caught having driven 130 miles from London to Derby to film Youtube music video during lockdown – before police learn one is wanted for conning 90-year-old out of £10,000
- Police stopped the blue VW Golf on a roundabout near Derby on Tuesday
- Officers slapped the London group with fines for being 130 miles from home
- The passengers told police they were filming a rap music video for YouTube
- Driver was arrested as they were wanted over £10,000 con of elderly victim
Police have slapped a group with Covid fines after they were caught driving nearly 130 miles ‘to film a rap video for YouTube’.
Officers then realised one of the suspects was a fugitive wanted over conning a 90-year-old out of £10,000.
Cops stopped the blue VW Golf on a roundabout and the men told them they were shooting a rap video.
Police stopped a blue VW Golf near Derby and officers were told the group had breached Covid lockdown restrictions as they were ‘filming a rap video for YouTube’. The driver of the car was also arrested as he was wanted for questioning over the scam of a 90-year-old victim
A roads policing unit says the driver was wanted for questioning in relation to the unnamed pensioner being scammed.
A man has been arrested and passengers were slapped with Covid restriction penalty tickets off the A6 south of Derby, on Tuesday.
Government lockdown guidance says people should stay at home if they can and stay local, there are a limited number of expectations for leaving ones area – which exclude filming ametaur rap videos.
Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit tweeted: ‘Visitors in this car from London to “film a rap video for YouTube”.
Officers fined the passengers for breaching Covid restrictions after realising they were 130 miles away from their homes in London
The Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit were praised after sharing details of the incident on social media
‘Driver wanted for questioning in relation to defrauding a 90-year-old victim out of £10,000.
‘Arrested and passengers issued with COVID restriction penalty tickets. Protecting the vulnerable.’
People on social media were delighted with the proactive policing.
Ellie said: ‘Brilliant catch!’
Another person said: ‘Good work. Hope the pensioner gets some money back.’