Crime

A Spalding man who assaulted his partner during a drunken argument, has been ordered by a court to go 90 days without consuming any alcohol. Maris Dudars (32) of St Paul’s Road, admitted assaulting his partner  by beating on June 23. Prosecuting, Paul Wood said that during the evening, after they had both taken drink, an argument developed as to ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after a house was broken into and items taken in Pinchbeck. Inspector Gareth Boxall of Spalding Police said a 44-year-old man from the Leicestershire area was arrested on Thursday, July 5. The burglary took place at a home on Church Street, between 11.30am and 1pm on Wednesday, July 4. A police ...

A teenage boy has been banned from committing anti-social behaviour in South Holland for the next six months. South Holland District Council is celebrating the court order, which has resulted in a 15-year-old boy from Crowland being served an injunction after a court judged an ongoing spate of anti-social behaviour to have caused “undue harassment and distress to residents across ...

Police armed with tasers arrested a man with a knife in Spalding. Inspector Gareth Boxall of Spalding Police said on Saturday, July 7 at around 8.30pm, officers were deployed to New Road to a report of a male with a knife. The officers arrested a 21-year-old man from the Boston area on suspicion of possessing a folding lock knife. Insp ...

The Lincolnshire Police Armed Response Vehicle team has “made safe” a number of weapons in Spalding. The unit tweeted a photograph of a replica handgun (right), with the caption: “It’s not real, but we wouldn’t know that if you pointed it at us.” Insp Gareth Boxall of Spalding Police said: “Our officers regularly seize firearms and imitation firearms for a ...

A free text services has been set up to allow people to quickly report drink or drug drivers. Lincolnshire Police launched their summer drink and drug driving campaign on Sunday with a new text service. Police said the idea came about from the belief that people know of drink drivers but do nothing about it for fear of retribution or ...

A Spalding man hit by a car near the Bridge Inn pub in Crowland has died. Police have named the victim as Kevin Nix (46). He was taken to hospital after being struck by a car on Sunday night. A police spokesman said: “In light of Kevin’s death, this is now being treated as a murder investigation and charges will ...

A Spalding woman will appear in court today charged with wounding with intent and failing to comply with a breathalyser test. Lincolnshire Police said Alison Skingsly (42) of Thames Road will appear at Lincoln Magistrates Court today (June 26). A man was critically injured after being hit by a car near the Bridge Inn pub in Crowland on Sunday night.  The ...

A man was critically injured after being hit by a car near the Bridge Inn pub in Crowland last night (Sunday, June 24).  Lincolnshire Police said the victim is a man in his 40s and remains in a very serious condition in hospital. The collision happened on Common Drove. A woman in her 40s has been arrested for attempt murder and ...

Soil found on South Holland Police drugs raids has been donated to three local schools. Unopened bags of soil seized on the raids have been donated to Wygate Academy, Spalding Primary School and St Paul’s County Primary School to be used in school gardens. The idea came from PCSO Tim Nicholls who hand-delivered the soil to the schools. It’s the ...

After nearly 30 years of service to the community a popular policeman is stepping away from the force. Jim Tyner (55) is leaving after a decorated career with Lincolnshire Police. The Spalding resident first joined the force as a volunteer special constable in the town in 1989. After becoming a full-time PC in 1992 he rose through the ranks becoming ...

Lincolnshire Police have launched an appeal to help find a man following a theft at B and M in Spalding. The theft took place at around 1pm on April 30. A statement from Lincolnshire Police, said: “We are appealing for information that will help us identify and speak to this man, as we believe he may be able to help ...

A love triangle between a man and two women came to a head when one of the women assaulted both the man and the other woman, who was nursing a baby at the time of the attack, in something like a “soap opera script” a court has heard. Boston Magistrates heard that Katie Croker (43) of Ash Court, Donington, who ...

Two cousins who carried out a series of raids on supermarkets across four counties face “substantial” jail sentences after today (Wednesday) being convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary.   Wesley Smith and John Smith were part of a three-man gang which carried out burglaries in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire over a three month period last year.   It includes the burglary of a house ...

Lincolnshire Police have released images of a woman they’d like to contact in relation to the theft of alcohol from M&S in Spalding. A police spokesman said alcohol was taken from the M&S store in Winfrey Avenue, Spalding on April 13. If you recognise the woman in the pictures, contact the police in either of these ways: By clicking on ...

A Holbeach man has appeared in court for the second time for assaulting his mother while he was drunk. Kieron McPherson (24), of Marshlands Drive, admitted assaulting Janet McPherson by beating when he appeared at Boston Magistrates Court. Emma Wright, prosecuting, said police were called to a domestic incident at their home on April 18 after McPherson had arrived home ...

Two people from Sutton Crosses have appeared before magistrates in relation to the killing of fox cubs. Paul Oliver (39) and Hannah Rose (29), appeared at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, charged with a series of offences after footage appeared to show live fox cubs being taken into a kennel of hunting hounds in south Herefordshire. The court case follows ...

There are three incidents of domestic violence in Spalding every day. Police in the area dealt with 90 cases in April alone and the number is not unusual, said local inspector Gareth Boxall. He reassured residents that officers take the matter very seriously. “These are complicated and lengthy investigations that can tie-up several officers,” he said. “We strive to bring ...

A man who killed another while fleeing the scene of an attempted ram raid in Crowland has been jailed. Dale Smith (30), of Front Road, Murrow, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, causing death while driving without a licence, burglary, aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving and handling stolen goods. While sentencing Smith to 12 years’ imprisonment at ...

An 81-year-old has been found guilty of exposing himself in Long Sutton’s Co-op store. George Henry Booth, of Jubilee Court, Long Sutton, had pleaded not guilty to the charge of exposing his genitals so that someone would see them and be caused alarm and distress on October 16, 2017. The offence occurred while he was subject to a sexual harm ...