Police arrested two men at a Christian bookstore in England for being inside the business despite orders that businesses stay closed until December.
Officers arrested the men on Nov. 14 outside the Mustard Seed bookshop and tearoom in Gedling, Nottinghamshire, after the men refused to give their names and addresses to receive fines of $267 (£200) for being inside the business.
Christian Post reported that officers went to the bookstore following reports that “40 to 50 people” had gathered inside, according to the BBC.
Following the incident, Nottinghamshire Police served a closure order to the bookshop and tearoom under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime, and Policing Act, according to the Gedling Eye. The bookshop, authorities said, had remained open and people were inside in violation of the prohibition that only allowed it to operate as a takeaway. Read more …