Police are searching for an American tourist who went missing five days ago in Lincolnshire.

Denise Gray, 52, was last seen at 12.15pm on Monday, March 3, after she went for a walk. She was staying at a home in the Revesby village, near Woodhall Spa.

Police also have a confirmed sighting of Denise in Woodhall Spa on the morning of the day she was reported missing. She visited Janet’s Tearoom on the Broadway in the village between 8am and 8.45am.

Police operational units are now focusing their search on a 3km radius of the house in Revesby where Denise was staying.

A number of officers, including members of the Underwater Search Unit, Operation Galileo Team, and Operational Support, are searching woodland and waterways today on Friday.

Police say they know Denise returned to Revesby, as the last sighting of her is on The Green, Revesby, some time before 5pm that afternoon, but we would like to build up a picture of what else Denise did that day and how she travelled.

Denise is a US citizen with a strong American accent. She is 5’8″ tall, of slim build, Hispanic appearance and has dark, shoulder-length curly hair. She was wearing a short maroon/red jacket and black trousers and also wears glasses.

Lincolnshire Police would like to hear from anyone who saw or spoke with Denise in the days prior to her disappearance. Please call 101, quoting incident number 346 of March 3.

A Lincoln road was closed off while emergency services freed a cyclist from underneath a van.

The incident happened before 2.48pm on March 7 at the Scorer Street and High Street junction.

A van collided with a cyclist, trapping him underneath the vehicle.

The Scorer Street junction was closed off and diversions along Dixon Street put in place while emergency services freed the cyclist.

He was taken to Lincoln County Hospital with a back injury, but he is not in a serious condition.

The road reopened after the cyclist was freed from under the vehicle.

Officers searching for missing American tourist Denise Gray have found a body in Revesby, near Woodhall Spa.

The discovery was made late Friday afternoon in woodland close to the village.

A formal identification has been made and police confirmed that the body is that of Denise (52), who has been missing since Monday.

There are no suspicious circumstances and a post mortem examination will take place next week and an inquest held in due course.

Lincolnshire Police thanked all the volunteers, Revesby Estate, and members of the public for their help and support during the search for Denise.

A 22-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after she was attacked by a dog in the Greetwell Quarry area near Outer Circle Road in Lincoln.

Police captured the dog and put it in the kennels. A 33-year-old man, the owner of the dog, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Woman left with ‘devastating’ injuries

At around 10.30pm on Sunday, March 9, staff at Lincoln County A&E notified police that they were treating a 22 year-old woman for serious injuries caused by a dog attack.

She suffered what has been described as “devastating” and “life changing” injuries to her face and skull.

In the attack, she suffered a serious injury to her scalp, injuries to her face and to her arm.

She remains at Lincoln County Hospital and is likely to undergo surgery later on Monday.

Police capture dog after attack

Trained firearms officers and a helicopter searched for the animal in the area on the outskirts of Lincoln overnight.

A dog, which police think is an American Pitbull, was found at around 1.30am and put in the kennels.

Police will need to carry out forensic tests to establish the exact breed of the dog.

The dog is described as a predominately white coloured male American Pitbull terrier type of animal.

The scene of the attack is believed to be in or around the old quarry which is located at the rear of Outer Circle Road, but an exact scene has not been identified.

Dog owner arrested

A 33-year-old man, who has been identified as the dog’s owner, has been arrested in connection with the incident.

The man will be interviewed later and tests are due to be carried out to confirm the breed of the dog.

Police say the dog is thought to be owned by “an associate” of the injured woman.

Police say this man has been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act and also for affray.

The second offence comes from an incident on Keats Close in Lincoln, when police officers were attempting to seize a dog suspected of causing the injuries to the 22-year-old woman.

Anyone who witnessed the original incident or who may have any information regarding the dog suspected of being involved is asked to call the 101 non-emergency number quoting incident 521 of March 9.

Police are appealing for information after a silver Vauxhall Vectra was deliberately set on fire on South Park in Lincoln.

The incident was reported at 6.44am on Sunday, March 9 and it is thought that the car was ignited between 4.30am and 5am.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue managed to extinguish the flames using two hosereels, two breathing apparatus and Cobra Equipment.

Anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity, or has any information is being asked to contact Lincoln shire Police on the 101 number, quoting reference number 100 for March 9.

Police continue to investigate a dog attack which has left a 22-year-old Lincoln woman with “horrific” injuries.

The woman was attacked by a dog in the Greetwell Quarry area near Outer Circle Road in Lincoln on the evening on March 9.

She was taken to Lincoln County Hospital with ‘life changing’ injuries to her face and, scalp and skull.

The woman was in surgery earlier on Monday and is now recovery.

After a search overnight, Lincolnshire Police captured the dog and put it in the kennels.

A 33-year-old man, the owner of the dog, has been arrested in connection with the incident. He is known to the injured woman.

Police say this man has been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act and also for affray.

The second offence comes from an incident on Keats Close in Lincoln, when police officers were attempting to seize a dog suspected of causing the injuries to the 22-year-old woman.

The Lincolnite spoke to Lincolnshire Police District Chief Inspector for Lincoln and West Lindsey, Stewart Brinn.

He said: “We received information that the dog may be at an address in Lincoln. Officers attended that address and a 33-year-old was present with an American Pitbull-type dog.

“An American Pitbull is what we call a prohibited breed and we arrested the man on suspicion of offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act and also for affray.

“We do believe that the two involved know one another.

“We get very few attacks where dogs attack humans. This is one of those incidents that is massively tragic and far reaching.”

Chief Inspector Brinn said that those walking dogs in the area should not have further cause for concern.

Anyone who witnessed the original incident or who may have any information regarding the dog suspected of being involved is asked to call the 101 non-emergency number quoting incident 521 of March 9.

Crimestoppers are offering two £1,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest of two prolific burglars from Barnsley.

The rewards are for Stephen Russell Berry, aged 43, and Stephen Michael Shaw, aged 41, both from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who are believed to be prolific burglars in several areas including Lincolnshire.

The pair have stolen thousands of pounds worth of property from around 30 burglaries.

In one of the burglaries, a 93-year-old woman was asleep in her bed when she was awoken by a torch shining in her bedroom.

She noticed the two men in her room, with one searching through her bedside drawers. She shouted at the offenders and they ran away.

However, she found they had taken jewellery and her handbag. The offence has left the lady terrified.

Crimestoppers will give the £1,000 reward per offender for information passed to the charity’s 0800 555 111 number only, that leads to an arrest and conviction.

Gemma Wilson, Crimestoppers Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Manager, said: “Stephen Berry and Stephen Shaw are believed to be responsible for a huge number of crimes.

“Burglary is terribly distressing for victims as it can make people afraid to be in their own homes as well as immensely upset at the loss of belongings; particularly when family heirlooms and other items of great sentimental value are taken.

“Crimestoppers would urge anyone with information to contact the charity anonymously, safe in the knowledge that no one will ever know you contacted us.”

A woman is being treated for dog bites and a suspected broken arm after a second dog attack in Lincoln.

At around 1.45pm on March 10, armed police attended a dog attack incident on Keats Close, Lincoln.

Initial indications are that a 38-year-old woman was bitten by what police believe to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier while intervening in a fight between two dogs.

The dog which gave the woman the injuries was owned by another resident of Keats Close.

Officers humanely destroyed the dog at the address with the consent of the owner.

Two other dogs in the vicinity have also been taken into the care of the City of Lincoln Council dog warden and are pending identification of their owners.

This incident is not believed to be related to the dog attack incident that took place on March 9 in the same area, involving a different dog that attacked a 22-year-old woman.

Police are appealing for witnesses to this second incident. Call police via the 101 non-emergency number.

Police are appealing for information after Lincoln man Scott Evans (33) has been missing since February 25.

Scott was last seen leaving the address of a family member in North Hykeham.

He is described as a quiet man, around 5′ 6″ tall with wavy brown hair and a moustache.

He has been describes as having a stocky build and has a local/East Midlands accent.

It has also been said that Scott regularly frequents libraries in the Lincoln area.

Scott’s family are concerned for his welfare and police are appealing for anyone who knows Scott to get in touch.

Anybody who thinks they might have seen Scott since February 24 should contact Lincolnshire Police on 101, quoting incident 72 of March 3.

A 33-year-old man has been released on bail following a dog attack in Lincoln, where a woman suffered life-changing injuries to her face and scalp.

The 22-year-old woman had surgery at Lincoln County Hospital on Monday and is now in a stable condition, police said. Officers will speak to her on Tuesday morning.

The attack happened on Sunday night, March 9, in the Greetwell Quarry area off Outer Circle Road, an area popular with dog walkers. Police did not establish an exact spot of the attack so far.

Following an overnight police helicopter search, the man was arrested on March 10 from a house in Keats Close in Lincoln, after he was identified by police as the owner of the dog involved in the attack on the woman.

The dog owner was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act and also for affray when officers went to seize the dog suspected for the attack.

He was released on police bail on Monday evening, due to return for enquiries on March 25. The dog attack victim and the dog owner knew each other.

Police believe the dog they captured, a white-coloured male, is either an American Pitbull Terrier, or a Pitbull-type dog. The dog has been put in police kennels and tests are due to be carried out to establish the precise breed of the dog.

Second dog attack victim released from hospital

The 38-year-old woman injured in a second dog attack on Keats Close in Lincoln, some 12 hours later after the first incident, has been released from Lincoln County Hospital on Monday night.

She suffered bites from what police believe to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and a suspected broken arm while intervening in a fight between two dogs.

Following the second dog attack incident, police destroyed the dog with the consent of the owner.

A driver was freed by firefighters cutting the top off his car following a collision in Lincoln on Tuesday.

The incident happened at around 10am on March 11, at the High Street and Spencer Street junction, before the South Park roundabout.

Two vehicles, a black Skoda Octavia taxi and a black Citroen Saxo, were involved in a serious collision.

Two fire engines, an ambulance, a first response vehicle and a police car attended the scene.

Firefighters had to cut out the roof of the taxi to remove the driver from the car.

The driver has been taken to hospital. Initial reports indicate there were no serious injuries.

The High Street was closed off between South Park and Dixon Street to allow operations to take place until 11.30am.

A Lincoln man was threatened and robbed of cash in the south of the city.

The incident happened on Lyneham Close in the Birchwood Estate in Lincoln at around 4.25pm on March 6.

A 38-year-old local man was walking along the street when he was approached by a man he believes came from a blue transit style van parked nearby.

Another two men were in the van at the time, but played no part in the robbery.

The offender threatened to stab the victim if he didn’t hand anything over, but no knife was drawn. The offender took £10 and went back to the van.

The victim is not injured but shaken by the ordeal and angered by the incident, police said.

The offender is described as white, aged late 20s to early 30s, between 5’6 to 5’8, and a stocky build with freckles and brown swept back hair with “a ginger tinge” to it.

Anyone with any information should contact investigating officer Detective Constable Michael Wilding of Lincoln CID via the 101 non-emergency number, quoting incident number 68 of March 7, or call crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Two laptops, a camera, an iPod and iPad were taken from a property on Claremont Street, Lincoln when burglars forced entry.

Police are appealing for information following the incident, which occurred between 12.15pm and 2.15pm on Tuesday, March 11.

The door to the house was forced and an Acer laptop and a HP laptop were taken from the living room.

An iPod was stolen from the kitchen, and a camera and iPad were stolen from a bedroom.

Anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in Claremont Street between 12.15pm and 2.15pm on March 11, or has been offered the stolen items for sale is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 200 of March 11, 2014.

Alternatively, call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A young biker has been injured in a collision with a car on the A158 close to the Rand Farm Park junction near Lincoln.

The incident happened at around 2.20pm on Sunday, March 16, when a blue Yamaha 600cc motorcycle was involved in a collision with a red Renault Megane.

The rider of the motorcycle was a 22-year-old man from the Sleaford area.

He was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary by the air ambulance.

His injuries included a dislocated knee and chest injuries, but they are not believed to be life threatening.

The Magane driver, a 46-year-old woman from Hornchurch in Essex, was not injured.

The road was partially closed for police investigations and reopened at around 5.50pm. There were traffic delays in the area during this time.

Police are asking any witnesses to the collision to contact the investigating officer PC Julie Bevan via the Collision Witness Hotline on 01522 558855.

More than £250,000 will be invested to upgrade the Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) equipment in Lincolnshire.

Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick announced the investment on Monday, March 17.

When a vehicle passes an ANPR device, its registration number is read and instantly checked against a national database records of vehicles of interest.

Police officers can then stop a vehicle, check it for evidence and, where necessary, make arrests.

ANPR data from Lincolnshire Police is submitted to the National ANPR Data Centre (NADC) where it is stored together with similar data from other forces for two years.

ANPR has been used in the detection of many offences, including locating stolen vehicles and returning them to their owners, dealing with uninsured drivers, finding missing people and solving cases of serious and organised crime.

In addition to being mounted within police vehicles, ANPR cameras within Lincolnshire Police are used at several fixed locations, which are undisclosed.

Lincs #ANPR investment means we can ID criminals who come here to commit crime much sooner -fewer victims, less crime pic.twitter.com/LwSq65SzbS

— C/I Phil Vickers (@CIPhilVickers) March 17, 2014

PCC Alan Hardwick said: “I have always been committed to making policing in Lincolnshire as efficient and effective as possible.

“Making use of technology like this is an obvious way of doing that. ANPR has over recent years proved itself as an invaluable tool for keeping the people of Lincolnshire safe.

“It also means when a crime does take place, our officers have the best, most up to date crime fighting tools at their disposal,” he added.

Police have released CCTV footage of a burglary that took place on Michaelgate in Lincoln.

The incident took place on March 6, just before 1pm. Electrical equipment was stolen including a digital camera and an Xbox 360.

Lincolnshire Police are looking to speak to the man who was captured on CCTV climbing over a gate onto Steep Hill.

The man in the footage is described as white, aged between 20 and 30, wearing a white coat and carrying a black bag.

Anyone with information as to the identity of the man is being asked to call DC Stuart Donnelly on 101, quoting incident number 167 of March 6.

Lincolnshire Police are asking for any witnesses to come forward after a non-stop collision on a busy road outside of Lincoln.

The incident happened on the A15, Ermine Street, Caenby Corner, at around 2pm on March 8.

A Vauxhall Astra Estate collided with a car described only as small and blue or grey in colour.

After the collision, the small car continued towards Lincoln and failed to stop at the scene.

The female passenger of the Vauxhall, aged in her 60s, was taken to hospital for minor injuries, while the male driver was unharmed.

Police are appealing to the driver of the other car to come forward, or anyone with information to call police via 101 non-emergency number.

An Indian takeaway in Lincoln has been robbed on March 17.

At around 5.30pm, three men entered the Raj Indian premises in the Birchwood Shopping Centre in Lincoln, and one of them placed an order.

The counter employee left the area briefly to pass the order the chef. When he returned he found the three men behind the counter.

One of the men threatened him with a small knife and the three men made off with around £100 in cash, police said.

The robbers left in a vehicle, possibly white in colour which had parked in front of the premises.

All three men were described as white. The man who placed the order is described as mid-20s, short brown hair, 5’10” tall, average build, wearing a black T-shirt.

Lincolnshire Police are appealing for anyone with any information to contact to DC Martin Ryder of Lincoln CID via the 101 non emergency number quoting incident number 361 of March 17.

Alternatively, people can can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 01522 555111.

A group of men suspected of operating a cable theft gang have been arrested in the Lincolnshire area.

British Transport Police raided addresses in Lincoln, Grantham, Newark, Wellingborough and Doncaster, arresting 10 men on suspicion of cable theft.

Over 90 officers attended the early morning raids, carrying out house searches and seizing a number of items for forensic examination, including cutting tools, mobile phones, computers and laptops, receipts and bank statements.

In Lincoln, a 25-year-old man was arrested, with four men aged 22, 29, 39 and 40 arrested in the Grantham area.

Three men, aged 22, 23 and 44 were arrested in the Doncaster area. Another man aged 34 was arrested in Newark and a 44 year-old man was also arrested in the Wellingborough area.

All ten men are now being questioned in police custody.

Detective Inspector Stuart Mellish, leading the operation, said: “These arrests follow a complex seven-month investigation by officers from Operation Leopard, BTP’s team of officers dedicated to tackling cable theft.

“We believe this organised gang have been working together to steal cable, valued in the region of over £1.2 million, from across England over a one year period.

“Railway cable theft is blighting our infrastructure and disrupting the lives of ordinary people on a daily basis, but we have teams of officers dedicated to tackling the problem and who have been really effective.

“Recently we’ve seen significant reductions in cable-related offences on the railway in the North East — a 69% reduction, which is great news.”

He added: “I’d like to thank members of the public for their ongoing support in helping us in tackling this crime and ask that people continue to report any suspicious behaviour near the railway, or in their communities, to police so we can work together to drive this crime down further.”

A man has died following a fire at a flat in the Branston village, south of Lincoln.

At around 10pm on March 14, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service and Lincolnshire Police attended the scene of a fire in Burland Court on the Hillside Estate in Branston.

A 65-year-old man was found dead in the flat and outside there was little sign of a fire at the premises.

Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

A post mortem was carried out on March 18 but officers are still awaiting the results to establish the cause of death and DNA tests to confirm the identity of the man.

However, officers believe it was the occupant of the flat; his family have been informed.