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Shane Richie arrested for ‘drink driving’ after expletive petrol station row

The incident is said to have happened just after 11pm.

Reliability 59 · moderateLIVE13 min agoJuly 31, 2026

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The incident is said to have happened just after 11pm. Essex Police said: "Officers were called to reports of a suspected drink-driver in Church Langley Way, Harlow, shortly before 11.20pm on Wednesday July 29. A charge of drink-driving has subsequently been authorised against Shane Roche, 62, of Surrey.

Furthermore, Staff approached the star to tell him he couldn't smoke, and he responded to tell them it was a vape. E-cigarette in hand, he told the employees, ‘I don’t give a f**k,’ explaining that it was ‘not smoking, it’s a vape’. Footage shows the BBC soap star being challenged by a worker while he was using an e-cigarette.

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The incident is said to have happened just after 11pm.
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Essex Police said: "Officers were called to reports of a suspected drink-driver in Church Langley Way, Harlow, shortly before 11.20pm on Wednesday July 29.
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A charge of drink-driving has subsequently been authorised against Shane Roche, 62, of Surrey.
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Staff approached the star to tell him he couldn't smoke, and he responded to tell them it was a vape.
according to The Mirror
E-cigarette in hand, he told the employees, ‘I don’t give a f**k,’ explaining that it was ‘not smoking, it’s a vape’.
according to Metro
Footage shows the BBC soap star being challenged by a worker while he was using an e-cigarette.
according to The Mirror
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according to Metro