More police officers in England will be on dedicated patrols to enforce the government’s CCP virus restrictions, a police chief said on Tuesday during a televised press conference with Home Secretary Priti Patel. Martin Hewitt, chair of the National Police Chief Council, said that the majority of the population have been complying with the rules while “a stubborn number of people have refused to abide by the regulations.” Hewitt said he makes “no apology” for the almost 45,000 fixed penalty notices (FPN) that have been issued so far. “At this critical time we will have more officers out on dedicated patrols to take action against the small few who are letting us all down,” he said. “And let’s remember, each of those officers is putting themselves at risk in order to keep people safe and to slow the spread of this disease.” Patel also emphasised that police officers are risking their …