Crime

Drone technology has been used by Lincolnshire police 277 times during the first year of operation. Deploying the force’s two drones has also saved the force thousands of pounds as it costs £2,800 an hour for the helicopter to be utilised. The first drone went live in September 2017 and a second was added to the force in November. Each ...

A man with links to Spalding is wanted by police for driving offences and a warrant has been made for his arrest. A warrant has been issued for Aleksanars Potapovs’ arrest in relation to driving while disqualified. If you know where he is, there are a number of ways you can contact the police: Email force.control@lincs.pnn.police.uk Call 101 Contact independent ...

A Spalding man stole beauty gift sets from a store to give as a birthday present as he ‘wanted to be like everyone else’. Sandors Burkevics, 28, of Grange Court, Grange Drive admitted stealing £42 worth of the gift sets from Marks and Spencer in Spalding, when he appeared before magistrates in Boston. Nick Todd, prosecuting, said Burkevics was stopped by ...

A Spalding man found in possession of a lock knife after being arrested for an assault in a kebab shop has told a court he had the weapon on him by mistake. Ruslanas Kazokaitis, 37, of Wintergold Avenue, admitted assaulting Balen Zada by beating and to possession of the lock knife, when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Prosecuting, Nick Todd ...

Pubs and bars in Spalding will be able to test drinks to see if they have been ‘spiked’ as a new scheme is launched in the town. All ten venues within the town’s Pubwatch scheme have signed-up to the initiative which is designed to keep people safe on a night out. “The aim of Pubwatch is to keep the night ...

Lincolnshire’s Chief Constable has authorised extra powers for PCSOs in the county. The additional powers are on traffic-related matters and come on top of the 20 standard powers the PCSOs already have. A review into the way the 118 PCSOs work in Lincolnshire led Ch Const Bill Skelly to take the decision. “I have decided to designate additional powers to ...

A court has heard that a Spalding man waved a kitchen knife from side to side in a ‘slashing motion’ during a dispute in the street with his former partner and her mother. David Briggs (30), of Winsover Road, admitted possessing the knife in a public place when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. The court was told that Briggs’ ...

A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Spalding man who is accused of defrauding customers by failing to supply orders of memorial headstones.   Judge Simon Hirst granted a prosecution application for the arrest of Julian Karl Gaunt after he failed to attend a pre-trial hearing at Lincoln Crown Court.   Gaunt, 40, of Queens Road, Spalding, ...

The number of police officers and PCSOs on the streets of South Holland could be slashed as the force saves cash over the next three years. Some 60 officers and 53 PCSOs will be lost across the county along with more than 30 civilian roles. It would leave just over 1,000 officers – more than 200 fewer than ten years ...

A village bowls clubs that’s been hit by thieves four times in the last year says it’s having to get expensive security measures. In the latest incident, Gosberton Bowls Club was broken into during the early hours of Monday, September 17. Most of the alcohol was left behind but bottles of wine were taken. Chocolate bars and fizzy pop were ...

More than 100,000 illegal cigarettes and up to 50 kilos of tobacco have been seized following raids in Spalding. Lincolnshire Trading Standards officers, Lincolnshire Police, licencing officials and two trained ‘Wagtail’ sniffer dogs took part in ‘Operation Aegir’. Four retail premises in the town were targeted. The illegal goods were found in a secret “hide” at Baltic, Spalding on Winsover ...

Lincolnshire Police have apologised after officers failed to show up when a disabled octogenarian told them fraudsters were coming to fleece him for hundreds of pounds. The man, who The Voice has chosen to keep anonymous, was visited at his South Holland home by two people claiming to be gardeners on Tuesday, September 11. After what the victim describes as ...

A man who stepped in to referee a football game at the last minute was left out of pocket after his wallet and £350 phone was stolen during the game. Paul Sellars took charge of the game between Spalding Athletic and Netherton Reserves at the Castle Sports Complex as a favour so the Saturday, September 8 game wouldn’t be postponed. ...

Lincolnshire Police are hoping neighbours of hare coursers become good friends. As part of Operation Galileo, the fight against hare coursing, letters have been sent out to ten people known to have taken part in the last season. And they’ve also sent 143 letters out to those ten people’s neighbours. Lincolnshire Police’s lead for rural crime, Superintendent Phil Vickers has ...

Lincolnshire Police, which currently relies on government funding for just over half of its budget, has suffered a 30 per cent funding cut from 2010-2011 figures have revealed. Nationally, the sustainability of the police has been called into question by the Committee of Public Accounts. Meg Hillier MP, chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: “Sustained funding cuts have ...

A Holbeach Hurn drug dealer was trapped by messages found on his mobile phone, Lincoln Crown Court was told.   Ashley Callaby was originally arrested in January 2016 by police investigating an unconnected matter but as part of their inquiries officers examined his mobile phone.   Gurdial Singh, prosecuting, said “A download of the phone was undertaken. Various messages relating to the ...

Police are hoping the public can help identify two men after an elderly person from Moulton was defrauded. The men had trimmed a hedge at the victim’s house on Monday, August 27 and an appeal has been launched to see if they’ve offered to do work at any other homes. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police, said: “We believe the two ...

A PCSO at Holbeach Police Station has issued a warning about rogue trader activity in the area. A statement issued this morning (Monday) said: “We have been contacted this morning regarding suspicious activity involving a white crew cab pick up being in the area of Gedney Broadgate. “The male occupants visited the address of an elderly resident and offered to ...

Police are appealing for information after a theft at a premises on Fulney Lane in Spalding.  The incident occurred in the early hours of August 24, when a man entered the factory and broke into vending machines. Two bags were also stolen.  “We would like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the incident,” said a police statement. ...

The chairman of Spalding Football Club is fuming after another break-in at the Tulips’ HQ. The alarms went off on Saturday night and a computer tablet was taken from the premises at the Sir Halley Stewart venue. Andrew Gay said the club is now resorting to having one of the windows bricked-up as this was the second time the club ...