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'No Eastern Europeans' fishing signs man escapes charges | 'No Eastern Europeans' fishing signs man escapes charges |
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Police have said the owner of a fishing lake will not be charged for putting up signs banning Eastern Europeans. | Police have said the owner of a fishing lake will not be charged for putting up signs banning Eastern Europeans. |
Eddie Whitehead, from Dog Lane Fishery in Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, said he believed people from Eastern Europe were taking fish to eat instead of returning them to the lake. | Eddie Whitehead, from Dog Lane Fishery in Napton-on-the-Hill, Warwickshire, said he believed people from Eastern Europe were taking fish to eat instead of returning them to the lake. |
He put three signs up after restocking the carp lake at a cost of £10,000. | He put three signs up after restocking the carp lake at a cost of £10,000. |
Police said they investigated complaints the sign was racist but Mr Whitehead will not be charged. | Police said they investigated complaints the sign was racist but Mr Whitehead will not be charged. |
The 75-year-old said police officers visited the fishery and ordered him to remove the signs. | The 75-year-old said police officers visited the fishery and ordered him to remove the signs. |
He said he was not a racist and the fishery had a strict catch-and-release policy. | He said he was not a racist and the fishery had a strict catch-and-release policy. |
New "Fishery Watch" signs, provided by Warwickshire Police, have now been installed, stating anyone caught stealing fish could face a maximum fine of £5,000. |
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