Crime

Police want to trace this man in connection with a theft in Spalding. A police spokesman said: “Between 4pm and 5pm on Thursday 18th February, a bottle of aftershave was stolen from Hills Department Store in Broad Street.” Anyone who knows the identity of the man in the CCTV image is asked to contact PC Simon Edwards by calling 101 and ...

A disabled pensioner had a bag snatched from her mobility scooter on Thursday afternoon. Sheila Maggs (76) had been to a bingo session and was making her way home at about 4pm when the theft happened in St Mary and St Nicolas Churchyard in Spalding. Two men approached and one took the bag out of the mobility scooter’s front basket. The ...

The new CCTV system in South Holland has led to eight arrests in Spalding in the past three months. However, there is not such good news about the seven cameras in Holbeach and Crowland, which have so far been unable to transmit images to the 24/7 monitoring suite in Boston. Contractors are looking at “alternative transmission options” to resolve the ...

Police are appealing for information after a burglary at the garage of a home in Holbeach. A Sovereign petrol chainsaw was stolen during the incident in Hall Hill Road between February 16 and February 20. The niche number of the chainsaw is 16000032587. Police say the garage is at the end of a row and the offender prised it open using a metal bar. Anyone with ...

A former Pinchbeck man who sent naked photographs of a woman to 13 of her neighbours has been sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment. Christopher David Mills (57) included the pictures in a “round-robin letter” which also made allegations about the victim’s background, Lincoln Crown Court heard on Wednesday.(March 2) A number of the woman’s neighbours on the quiet cul-de-sac in Sutterton were ...

A car was the subject of an arson attack in Holbeach town centre on Sunday night.(February 28) A Peugeot 307 was set alight in the Station Street/Belle Vue Close area at about 7.10pm. A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said on Monday: “The offender hasn’t yet been traced and enquiries are ongoing.” Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting ...

A drug dealer who transformed his life with help from the Prince’s Trust has been spared an immediate jail sentence. Shaun Taylor is now free of drugs, has found himself a job and was short-listed for a national award for the way he has turned around his life. Judge Michael Heath praised him when passing sentence at Lincoln Crown Court ...

The teenaged driver of a car involved in a road traffic collision in Spalding on Saturday was arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and dangerous driving. A woman was injured in the incident in Harveys Close, a residential cul-de-sac off Holbeach Road. Police are still trying to establish what happened and have appealed for witnesses or anyone ...

Police found cannabis plants growing in a shed during a raid in Holbeach St Johns, Lincoln Crown Court was told on Wednesday (February 24). Officers discovered the plants after visiting the Travellers Rest in the village and speaking to Stuart Price who was living in a caravan on the site.  Jonathon Dee, prosecuting, said the electricity supply to the shed had been ...

Fears are growing for Great Grey owl Kevin after he was stolen from his aviary last week. The eight-year-old bird is the pride and joy of Baytree Owl Centre in Weston and staff were left devastated when they discovered the padlock had been smashed off his cage when they arrived at work last Tuesday and Kevin had gone. Police are ...

The premises licences for two Spalding shops have been revoked after both were found to have sold smuggled cigarettes. It means Winsover and Baltic – both in Winsover Road and both having Karwan Ahmad as the premises licence holder – will be unable to sell alcohol when the 21-day appeal period expires next month. At a review of the premises licence ...

Lincolnshire has bucked the national trend by recording a further drop in crime. Overall crime dropped by one per cent in the year to September 2015 – a figure which has been welcomed by police bosses in the county. However, the latest figures reveal that violent crime has increased in the same period by nine per cent. Det Ch Supt ...

Police are raising public awareness about the use of drones (unmanned aerial vehicles). Temporary Ch Insp Deb Clark, of Boston/South Holland Local Policing, said: “Drones are cheap, and easy to get in the air. No doubt many will have been given as presents over Christmas. “The ownership and use of drones is not in itself unlawful but in certain circumstances ...

A day of action targeting hare coursers was interrupted when officers switched to dealing with a suspected house burglary. The arrests of an 18-year-old and two 15-year-olds perfectly demonstrated Lincolnshire Police’s recent move towards many more officers tackling rural crime while also being available to respond to other incidents. I was invited to join last Wednesday’s orchestrated effort, involving officers ...

UPDATE, Tuesday am: Police say as a result of the publicity yesterday, two people have come forward. They have been interviewed and police have now removed the image from their website. The Voice has done the same. Thanks to all who shared the original report.   MONDAY pm: Do you recognise any of these three men facing the camera? Police investigating an ...

Some readers of The Voice have expressed concern that Lincolnshire Police is directing large amounts of resources to tackling hare coursing. The force’s lead for rural crime, Ch Insp Jim Tyner, responds: There is always a balancing act and there are many people in rural communities who feel that more should be done to tackle hare coursing. Hare coursing, and the ...

Five vehicles seized as part of Lincolnshire Police’s clampdown on hare coursing have been scrapped. The action is part of the force’s Operation Galileo, which has led to 156 men being arrested or reported for summons since September 1. This figure compares to 65 people during the season September 2014 to March 2015. Fifteen vehicles have been seized so far this season ...

TUESDAY, 10AM: A third arrest has been made in connection with the firearms incident in Long Sutton on Sunday. The 22-year-old local man is being questioned by police this morning, while the two men previously arrested have been bailed until April while investigations continue. UPDATE Monday 2.25pm: A second arrest has been made in connection with a firearms incident in Long ...

Police investigating a series of lead thefts in Spalding have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to trace. They are keen to trace a man after 18 reports of theft of lead flashing from the porches of homes in Claudette Avenue, Claudette Way and Estella Way, in Spalding. He is a described as a white male wearing a ...

Police say good progress is being made in tackling anti-social issues affecting Spalding. Incidents of street drinking, rough sleeping and groups of youths congregating – giving rise to residents’ unease – have been dramatically reduced, following a concerted effort by officers. Police acknowledge that problems still exist, but to a much lesser extent than just 18 months ago thanks to ...