How a late night trip to grab a Zinger burger at KFC landed one group of friends $26K worth of fines

The most expensive KFC in the world: How a late night trip to grab a Zinger burger landed one group of friends $26K worth of fines

  • Two people were caught at KFC in Dandenong, Vic on Friday ordering 20 meals 
  • Police followed the two people to a house where 16 others were having a party
  • They issued $26,000 in COVID-19 restriction infringement fines to partygoers

A group of friends have been hit with $26,000 in fines after they were caught ordering KFC meals for a birthday party which broke coronavirus restrictions.  

Ambulance drivers were at a KFC in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong in Victoria at about 1.30am on Friday when they saw two people ordering 20 meals. 

They spoke to the two people and filed a report which included their registration number and lead police to a house where a birthday party was taking place. 

Police said the two people were ‘asleep’ but 16 others were caught hiding in the backyard after they just received their KFC meals.    

They spoke to the two people and filed a report which included their registration number and lead police to a house where a birthday party was taking place (stock image)

Victoria Police Chief Shane Patton condemned the partygoers for breaking coronavirus restrictions. 

‘That is ridiculous that type of behaviour,’ Police Chief Patton said. 

‘It is an expensive night when you think apart from the KFC, we have issued 16 infringements at that amount, that is $26,000 that birthday party is costing them.’ 

‘That is a heck of a birthday party to recall. They will remember that one for a long time.’ 

Police have issued 60 other infringements in the past 24 hours. 

Four of the infringements were given to sex workers after a large group of men were seen frequenting an address.  

‘They (the sex workers) were on a break when we attended. They have been issued infringements.’

‘There is a range of totally unacceptable behaviour that is occurring.’

Police said the two people were 'asleep' but 16 others were caught hiding in the backyard after they just received their KFC meals

Police said the two people were ‘asleep’ but 16 others were caught hiding in the backyard after they just received their KFC meals

Victoria has recorded 288 new coronavirus cases, the worst figure of any state since the pandemic began.

Twenty-six are connected to known outbreaks and the source of the rest is under investigation. 

'That is ridiculous that type of behaviour': Victoria Police Chief Shane Patton (pictured) condemned the partygoers for breaking coronavirus restrictions

‘That is ridiculous that type of behaviour’: Victoria Police Chief Shane Patton (pictured) condemned the partygoers for breaking coronavirus restrictions

Melburnians were back in stay-at-home lockdown for six weeks in a bid to contain a second wave of coronavirus cases in the state.

Residents in metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, north of the city, can only leave their homes to get food and supplies, receive or provide care, exercise, and study or work.

Chief Patton warned the police crackdown on COVID-19 restrictions will not ease any time soon.  

‘I expect to see those infringements numbers rise from those parties and things like that,’ he said. 

‘It is finished. The time for that is done and we will continue to issue the infringements to make people comply,’ 

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