Crime

PCC hails new CCTV at Ayscoughfee

New CCTV cameras have been put up in Ayscoughfee Gardens to deter anti-social behaviour. It’s part of funding from government that Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Marc Jones unveiled.He says he is confident that the measures will make a significant difference.“It demonstrates the innovative thinking and determination being applied to driving down anti-social behaviour, keeping our streets safe, and providing ...

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Police reveal video of dangerous driver given suspended jail sentence

A driver of a cloned car who led police along a dangerous chase near Sutton Bridge has been given a suspended jail sentence. Josh Lake, 30, no fixed address, was spotted driving a silver X3 BMW which was on false plates shortly after midnight on Thursday July 2. The car was noticed at 00.10 am on the A17, officers requested ...

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Scam victims’ trades petition

A couple who say they were scammed out of £1,000 by a cowboy gardener have launched a petition asking for all tradespeople to be required to be registered Dave and Kay Richard, of Gedney, are hoping others will sign their petition on the Government’s web page.On it Kay writes: “The Government should require all tradespeople to be registered legally before ...

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Prolific thief banned from Spalding and Holbeach shops after assaulting bus driver

A prolific shoplifter who assaulted a bus driver in Deeping St Nicholas has been been banned from a host of shops in Spalding and Holbeach. Anthony Taylor, 29 of no fixed address, was issued a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) following an application by police to Boston Magistrates’ Court. The application was made in relation to the offence on September ...

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Three shops close over illegal sales

Three more Spalding shops have been served closure orders on suspicion of selling illegal cigarettes and vapes. Easy Shop in Station Street, Europe Store in Holbeach Road and Nasza Biedronka in Sheep Market were given the maximum three-month closures that can be implemented by Lincoln Magistrates last week.Lincolnshire Police said it was “due to alleged persistent sale of illicit cigarettes ...

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Call for justice from woman who lost family

A Gedney woman whose mum, step-dad and sister were killed by a drug driver out on parole has launched a campaign calling for reform. Summer Mace already has nearly 10,000 signatures for her petition, ‘Justice for Lisa Carter, Paul Carter and Jade Mace’.All three were killed on Sunday, January 15 when a BMW driven by Aurelijus Cielevicius at 96mph on ...

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Appeal over ‘possible road rage incident’

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information about a ‘possible road rage incident’ which saw one vehicle hit a garden wall. The force says it believes that from 9am yesterday (Saturday, September 30) there were numerous incidents between a gold Peugeot 404 and a white Transit Connect Van with a report they collided along the A16 between Pinchbeck and the A151 ...

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Rise in reports of sexual offences

Stalking and harassment has become Lincolnshire Police’s fourth-highest crime, 13 per cent of its workload, amid a surge in it and sexual offences cases. The ONS data, corroborated by Lincolnshire Police, indicates that this year witnessed the highest number of sexual offence reports, recorded at 2,494, in the eight years on record, writes Local Democracy Reporter Daniel Jaines.Since 2016, sexual ...

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Spalding man detained after admitting perverting course of justice

A Spalding man has been remanded into custody after he admitted perverting the course of public justice and offences against two different women. Thomas Parr, 25, of Pinchbeck Road, Spalding, pleaded guilty to four charges when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today (Monday). Parr pleaded guilty to doing an act intended to pervert the course of public justice on ...

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Bid to stop crime before it happens

Lincolnshire Police has revealed how its targeting those it believes are most likely to re-offend in a bid to stop crimes before they happen. Integrated Offender Management (IOM) is a multi-agency team comprising police officers, support officers, drugs recovery workers and probation officers, work alongside a host of other agencies, in a unified approach to offender supervision in the community.IOM ...

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Appeal from police investigating death of Collette Law

Police have issued a witness appeal in an attempt to find a man they believe may be able to help them in their investigation into the death of Collete Law. Paul Neilson (30), of no fixed address, has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old Colette in Spalding on July 17.The trial is expected to start in January 2024.Lincolnshire Police ...

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Armed police arrest man on suspicion of kidnap

A man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap during a joint operation which saw armed police in Whaplode St Catherine. Officers from Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Police worked together on the operation which included the use of a drone and specially-trained negotiatiors. The incident started when officers responded to intelligence that a wanted suspect was in the Sutton Bridge area at ...

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Funds worry over Home Office edict

Lincolnshire Police have committed to investigating every burglary under new Home Office rules, despite concerns about their funding. Lincolnshire Police have committed to investigating every burglary under new Home Office rules, despite concerns about their funding.Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to standardise the approach to criminal investigations and has urged police forces to follow “all reasonable lines of enquiry” in ...

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Owner of building where cannabis farm was found ordered to hand over £6,500 assets

A man who allowed a Holbeach farm to be used for growing cannabis has been ordered to hand over £6,500 in assets by a judge. Daniel Magner, 34, was given a suspended jail sentence in February this year after police found over 240 cannabis plants worth up to £200,000 during a raid on Millbank Farm. Following the sentence hearing a ...

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Appeal over man who escaped jail and is thought to have been spotted in Spalding

Police have issued an appeal to find a man who has escaped from a Suffolk prison and who may be in Spalding. South Holland Police this evening (Tuesday, July 25) appealed for information on finding Morgan Smyth who has absconded from Hollesley Bay prison. The statement reads: “Have you seen Morgan Smyth who has absconded from #HollesleyBay prison in Suffolk? ...

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after women (26) found dead in church graveyard tent is named

A 30-year-old man from Spalding has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a 26-year-old woman’s body in a tent in a church graveyard. Colette Law from Greenock in Scotland was found dead in St Mary’s and St Nicolas churchyard around 9pm on Monday, July 17. She was named this morning (Friday) as Lincolnshire Police announced they’d ...

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Teen with tumour distraught after theft

A Spalding teenager who has a brain tumour has been left distraught after his only mode of independent transport was stolen. Jack Schweikhardt often doesn’t often feel well enough to leave the house, but last Thursday he felt OK to go to Gregg’s in Hall Place.The 18-year-old locked his BMW bike with mudguards in a rack, but between 10.15am and ...

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Police agree to residents’ meeting

Lincolnshire Police have agreed to meet residents of a Spalding estate concerned about anti-social behaviour. Residents in and around Severn Road called a public meeting to discuss the issues last month.It was attended by South Holland and the Deepings MP Sir John Hayes, and South Holland District Council officers and members including Couns Tracey Carter and Rob Gibson.But the residents ...

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Appeal after 18-year-old with brain tumour’s bike is stolen

An 18-year-old with a brain tumour has been left distraught after his only transport was stolen from Spalding town centre this morning. Jack Schweikhardt’s white BMW bike with mudguards was left outside of Gregg’s in Hall Place between 10.15am and 10.45am this morning. The bike was locked to a pole, but it had been forced open. His mum Jodie has ...

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Police investigating spate of tool thefts in the Suttons

South Holland Police are investigating three thefts of gardening equipment in the Suttons area. In the latest incident lawnmowers and strimmers were stolen from a workshop on Hospital Road in Sutton Bridge which occurred at some point overnight on June 25 to 26. It follows two other incidents. This first incident, at Sutton Bridge Golf Club, happened at some point ...

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