A ‘ravaged’ dog owner was fined £200 by ‘jobsworth polices’ for not using his seat belt while peering out of his van window as he frantically tried to find his missing out on precious family pet.
Sonny Chambers declares he was ‘ill to his stomach’ with concern and was anxiously looking for greyhound Alsatian cross Penny on July 30th when he was pulled over by cops.
The 31-year-old admits that he wasn’t using his seat belt while shining a torch beyond his vehicle so he might search for the three-year-old rescue pooch.
Carpenter Sonny says it ‘rubbed salt in the injury’ when cops fined him £200 regardless of explaining that his precious family pet had actually gone missing out on previously that day.
Sonny Chambers, 31, felt ‘ill to his stomach’ while anxiously looking for his precious family pet Penny, who went missing out on last month
To make matters worse, the carpenter from Portsmouth was slapped with a £200 fine for not using his seat belt while peering out the window trying to find the puppy
Sonny confessed he wasn’t using his seat belt while shining a torch beyond his vehicle so he might search for the three-year-old rescue pooch and was pulled over by cops
Sonny had actually left Penny with a friend while he was away for the weekend and she left through their kitchen area window.
Ex partner Katherine Jones, 29, who shares custody of Penny, says the set were ‘sad’.
The couple state they looked for Penny every night and a relieved Sonny discovered her on the very same roadway he received the great 4 days later on.
Sonny, from Portsmouth, said: ‘I remained in Nottingham for the weekend and I left Penny with a friend.
‘As quickly as I discovered she was missing I drove straight home. I was ill to my stomach. I could not talk. It was a four-hour drive.
‘The minute I brought up, I headed out trying to find her and shone my torch out of the window.
‘The cops pulled me over and asked what I was doing so I explained what occurred and they fined me £200.
‘I was fuming. When me and Katherine broke up, Penny pulled me through. She sleeps beside me every night.
‘I discovered her at the top of the hill where I was fined. We’ve got her back. She’s alright. We’re so relieved.’
Sonny shares the precious family pet with his ex-partner Katherine Jones, 29. The set were ‘sad’ when she went missing out on
Sonny had actually left Penny with a friend while he was away for the weekend and she left through their kitchen area window. He drove straight home to search for her
The couple state they looked for Penny every night and a relieved Sonny discovered her on the very same roadway he received the great 4 days later on
Social worth consultant Katherine thinks the fine was ‘extreme’ under the scenarios and ‘tipped Sonny over the edge’.
Katherine said: ‘It was late during the night and it was dark.
‘He was driving along shining a torch in the hope of seeing her and got pulled over and provided a fine. It was for shining the torch and not using a seat belt.
‘He explained what he was doing however they were more troubled about being provided a fine and being on their method.
‘I do value why they did it however provided the scenarios a specific freedom need to be granted due to the fact that it’s not a routine incident.
‘It’s rather extreme. They might have recommended him to put the seat belt on or pull over and search however they were troubled about providing him a fine than suggestions.
‘We were ravaged about losing our dog and it tipped Sonny over the edge. We remained in a state of panic looking for her and it rubbed salt in the injuries.’
Katherine says the set headed out looking for their precious dog every night while she was missing out on and even utilized drones to search for her.
A social worth consultant has actually said she believes the fine was ‘extreme’ under the scenarios, however after the couple published the experience to a neighborhood Facebook group, some were divided
Nonetheless, the neighborhood gathered to search for Penny and lots of headed out to search themselves
Luckily, Penny is home safe after a frenzied four-day search which included quad bikes and drones, according to Sonny
Katherine said: ‘I was ravaged when I understood she was gone. It’s like losing a member of the family. We remained in a state of panic.
‘The neighborhood is unbelievable. People were sharing her on social networks, individuals headed out looking, farmers headed out on quad bikes and drones increased trying to find her.’
When somebody shared Sonny’s experience on Facebook, users were divided on whether the cops were best to release the ticket.
One branded the officers ‘jobsworths’ while another mentioned that ‘when individuals report real criminal offenses you barely see officers for dust’ and said ‘pity on them for stooping so low’.
However others mentioned the cops were merely implementing the law.
Hampshire Police said that the law around seat belt usage is ‘clear on the requirement to use them’ and there are just minimal exemptions to this.
