Crime

Non-duty paid cigarettes and drink were seized during a multi-agency raid on a Lithuanian shop in Spalding. Five hundred Marlboro Gold and ten bottles of spirit were taken from Lietuviškas skonis in Holbeach Road on Tuesday last week (April 25). The raid followed a test purchase of goods. Sgt Kim Enderby, of Lincolnshire Police’s alcohol licensing team, said South Holland District ...

Police investigating the theft of three motorbikes during a shed burglary in Gosberton have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to. The burglary happened in Godfrey Avenue around 4.30am on March 18. Two of the bikes were later recovered but a child’s green Kawasaki KX65 bearing the number 239 is still missing. Anyone with information is ...

The owner of two Staffordshire bull terriers which attacked another dog and its owner on a footpath has been given a suspended jail sentence.   The two Staffies escaped from the garden of owner Benjamin Copeland’s home and were running loose along the path in Tydd St Mary when they pounced on a Boxer dog out for a walk with her owner Derek Hall.   ...

A former pillar of the community in Crowland has admitted making almost 600 indecent images of children. Peter Bird was on Crowland Parish Council until recently and stood for UKIP in the 2015 South Holland District Council elections, polling 903 votes in the Crowland and Deeping St Nicholas ward. Appearing before Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (April 27), he pleaded guilty ...

A man convicted of raping a ten-year-old girl was jailed for 15 years on Thursday.(April 27)   Christopher Parsons was found guilty by the jury following a three-day trial at Lincoln Crown Court.   The jury heard that he groomed the girl giving her cans of cola, food and money before sexually abusing and later raping her.   Martin Hurst, prosecuting, ...

A 40-year-old woman accused of possessing a class B drug in Holbeach with intent to supply is to face a trial. Caroline Kelly Moxon, of Moulton Washway, Fosdyke Bridge, is said to have had 10.05 grams of cannabis on September 19, 2016. She pleaded not guilty at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (April 26) and was remanded on unconditional bail until her ...

A Holbeach man accused of burgling almost £2,000 of property from a home has had his case sent for trial at crown court. Adam Hughes (23) is said to have stolen a 55in LG smart TV, a Toshiba laptop, a safe containing cash, and a pair of Air Max trainers from the property in Dog Drove North, Holbeach Drove, on March 15 this ...

A 44-year-old man has received a suspended prison sentence for having a knife in a public place. Fernando Carvalho, of Roman Bank, Spalding, pleaded not guilty to having the “large knife” in the town on November 22 last year. He was found guilty on April 17 and was sentenced at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.(April 25) As well as the 26-week jail ...

Courageous Luke Hart has told of the years of domestic abuse his family suffered before his mum and sister were murdered by his father in Spalding last year. In an eloquent, emotional and powerful 1,250-word Facebook post so far shared more than 3,000 times, Luke painted a picture of Lance Hart’s domineering behaviour and his “hero” younger brother Ryan’s strength ...

A man found with a lock knife in a Spalding street has received a jail term. At Lincoln Magistrates’ Court last Saturday (April 22), Artur Leontjev was sentenced to 12 weeks after pleading guilty to having the knife in a public place (Westlode Street) the previous day. He also pleaded guilty to theft of mascara worth £50 from Wilko in Holland Market on March 25. ...

Police found an “industrial-scale” cannabis growing operation in the basement of a Spalding shop. The cultivation of about 75 plants was uncovered after firefighters were called to a fire which started in the growing equipment. Now Lithuanian food shop Krautuvele in Pinchbeck Road faces a fight to keep its  licence to sell alcohol because of the criminal activity. Lincolnshire Police ...

Police are appealing for anybody who recognises these man to get in touch. They would like to speak to them about the theft of a Ford Focus from M.A.R.S Recovery in Stumps Lane, Spalding. The incident happened on February 19 and police issued the appeal last Friday. A spokesman said: “The vehicle was stolen around 2.30pm and we would like to speak with the men ...

A trusted worker at an electrical wholesale company who stole £42,000 worth of stock to fund his gambling addiction has been jailed.   Gavin Phillips set up an eBay account which he used to sell the firm’s stock and then falsified documentation to cover-up what he was doing.   Brian Outhwaite, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court on Friday (April 21), said ...

Lutton teacher Bernice William had to be identified by DNA after her body was found hidden under a pile of underlay in the family’s junk room, an inquest has heard.   Police took two days to find the body of the mother-of-two after her husband Lawrence (49) was discovered hanged in a stable block at the couple’s farmhouse in Colley’s Gate. ...

A Long Sutton woman who “catastrophically” injured her husband when she fired his shotgun was jailed for two years on Tuesday.(April 18) Mary Jane Taylor (57) left Alan Taylor (58) with a “useless” left arm when she discharged two shots from the weapon, Lincoln Crown Court heard. The court was told that Mrs Taylor could not remember what happened after ...

Police say the husband of Bernice Williams, the Lutton teacher found dead at home on Sunday (April 9), is thought to have committed suicide. Lawrence Williams’ body had been discovered at their home in Colley’s Gate on Friday – the day before police issued an appeal about Mrs Williams’ whereabouts. The cause of her death is still to be confirmed. A Lincolnshire Police statement on ...

Police want to speak to this man about an allegation that he wanted to take pictures of boys at Castle Sports Complex swimming pool in Spalding. A police statement about what they are calling a “suspicious incident” said: “After initial enquiries have failed to identify a suspect, officers are releasing the images of a man they would like to speak to in relation ...

Two men who were arrested following a house fire in Spalding on Monday evening are due to appear in court today.(Wednesday) Jason Lee Dodd (22), of Holyrood Walk, has been charged with assault, affray, and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Simon Harrison (24), of the same address, has been charged with affray. They will appear ...

The body of missing mother-of-two Bernice Williams has been discovered at her Lutton home. A man, believed to be her husband Lawrence, was also found dead at the couple’s property on Colleys Gate on Monday. The discovery came two days after police issued an appeal to find Mrs Williams, who had been missing since March 25. The 50-year-old teacher at Sutton Bridge’s ...

The bodies of two people have been found in a house “in the Lutton area”, say Lincolnshire Police. One is believed to be 50-year-old Bernice Williams, a churchwarden at Lutton St Nicholas Parish Church, who had been missing since March 25. Police issued an appeal on Saturday for information on her whereabouts. That appeal has now been taken down from ...