A 34-year-old man took a very costly train trip on Thursday.
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The man was on the train near Dapto on Thursday afternoon when police asked him where he was going.
He told them he was going for a swim, despite a lack of swimming gear.
Under further questioning, police found he had been twice spoken to about being outside without a reasonable excuse.
Also police found he was carrying a knife.
The man was fined $1000 and given a court attendance notice for carrying a knife in public.
He was also hit with an infringement notice for not having a train ticket.
About 1pm (Thursday 9 April 2020), officers spoke with a 34-year-old man on a train near Dapto, who was travelling without a ticket. The man told the officers he was going for a swim, but he did not have swimming gear. Checks revealed the man had previously been given two warnings for breaches of a ministerial direction, and during a subsequent search of the man, police seized a knife. He will be issued with a Court Attendance Notice for custody of a knife in a public place, a $1000 PIN, and Transport Infringement Notice for travel without valid ticket.