Lincolnshire Police have launched an investigation after a JCB crashed through a Co-op store in an attempted ram-raid.

The vehicle smashed into the Lincolnshire Co-op store on Jerusalem Road in Skellingthorpe at just after 2.30am on Friday, February 12.

Police believe that the offenders used the JCB to target the ATM at the shop.

A number of enquiries are underway and Lincolnshire Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard anything in relation to the incident.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the force on the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 19 of February 12.

Alternatively contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A pedestrian has died following a road traffic crash in Lincolnshire.

Emergency services were called to Priory Road in Fishtoft near Boston at 6pm on Thursday, February 11 to attend the collision between a Renault Clio and a pedestrian.

The pedestrian, a 51-year-old local man, died in hospital shortly afterwards.

The road reopened at 11.30pm.

Any witnesses to the incident, who have not already spoken to police, are asked to contact the Collision Witness Hotline on 01522 558855.

Police are searching for three or four people involved in the botched ram-raid of a Lincolnshire Co-op store in the early hours of Friday, February 12.

As previously reported, Lincolnshire Police received reports of the attempted burglary of the store in Skellingthorpe at just after 2.30am.

Police believe that the offenders used a JCB Telehandler to target the cash machine at the shop but were unsuccessful in their efforts to escape with any money.

Officers attended the raid and tried to stop two vehicles that were attempting to leave the area.

The offenders then drove their getaway vehicles at a police car and officers to escape custody.

No-one was injured as a result and the force is continuing with its investigation to find the criminals, believing now that three or four men were involved in the raid.

Forensic examinations have taken place, along with the recovery of CCTV and officers have been speaking to potential witnesses in the area.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact us on the non-emergency number 101 quoting incident 19 of February 12.

Alternatively contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after his motorbike collided with a car in Lincoln.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Woodfield Avenue in the Birchwood area of Lincoln at shortly after 1pm on Friday, February 12.

An air ambulance arrived at the scene and transported the man to Lincoln County Hospital.

The road remains closed as Lincolnshire Police investigate the crash.

A 19-year-old motorcyclist has died after a serious collision in the Birchwood area of Lincoln.

As previously reported, police were called to Woodfield Avenue at just after 1pm on Friday, February 12.

A grey Yamaha motor cycle had collided with a white Vauxhall Insignia which, it is believed, was parked at the time.

The local teen who was riding the Yamaha was airlifted to Lincoln County Hospital but died a short time later.

Investigating officers are asking for anyone who was in the area of Woodfield Avenue at the time and saw either the grey Yamaha before it collided with the white Vauxhall or saw the collision itself to call 101 or the collision hotline on 01522 558855.

The crash brings the number of people killed on Lincolnshire’s roads so far this calendar year to seven.

Further details of the victim are expected to be released later next week.

A 41-year-old man from the Lincoln area died in a crash the B1188 at Norton at about 6.50pm on Friday evening.

The white Yamaha 125cc motorcycle collided with a blue Mazda car.

The rider of the bike was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car was not reported injured.

Police are asking for anyone who was in the area of the B1188 at Nocton and saw either the white Yamaha or the blue Mazda before the collision or saw the collision itself to call 101 or the collision hotline on 01522 558855.

This brings to eight the number of people who have been killed on Lincolnshire’s roads so far this calendar year — and two within 24 hours.

Police are appealing for information that might help them identify the body of a man found on a beach in Skegness.

A dog walker in the South Parade area of Skegness beach spotted the body and called police at around 8am on Saturday, February 13.

Lincolnshire Police are now looking to trace the relatives of the man believed to be in his 50s.

The death is unexplained but officers do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances.

A post mortem will be carried out next week to establish the cause of death.

They are also looking for information from anyone who thinks they may have seen the man between about 7pm on Friday evening and earlier on Saturday morning prior to his body being found.

The man is described as being in his 50s with receding light brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing walking boots, cream jeans and a hooded jumper and a Ferrari baseball cap.

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 75-year-old woman in a Lincolnshire care home.

She was found dead in the early hours of Saturday, February 13, in the gardens of the Old Rectory care home in Stickney near Boston.

A post mortem will be carried out at Leicester Royal Infirmary to establish the cause of death and police investigations are ongoing.

A man has died following a road traffic collision near Baumber.

Emergency services were called to Bardney Road shortly before midnight on Saturday, February 13 after a blue Audi A6 left the road and went into a ditch.

A 46-year-old man from Bardney, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to Lincoln County Hospital but sadly died from his injuries later.

The driver of the car, a 44-year-old woman from Digby, and a male passenger suffered minor injuries.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or who saw the Audi prior to the incident is being asked to contact the Collision Witness Hotline on 01522 558855.

Those calling should refer to incident 434 of February 13 2016.

A post mortem examination has taken place as part of investigations into the death of a 75-year-old woman at a Lincolnshire care home.

While enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of her death, the examination has revealed she died as a result of a fall.

As previously reported, the woman, who has not at this time been formally identified, was found dead in the early hours of Saturday, February 13 in the gardens of the Old Rectory care home in Stickney near Boston.

The post mortem was carried out at Leicester Royal Infirmary to establish the cause of death and investigations are ongoing.

Hundreds of people have paid tributes to motorcyclists killed in two separate crashes in Lincoln within 24 hours.

A 19-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with a parked car on Woodfield Avenue just after 1pm on Friday, February 12.

The teen, who is from the Lincoln area, was airlifted to Lincoln County Hospital for treatment of his injuries but sadly died in the following few hours.

Full details of the victim are expected to be released later this week. He has been named locally as Tommy Teasdale.

Many have expressed messages of sympathy.

Kim Misiak said: “Such a loveable young lad, he will be sadly missed by so many, such a cheeky smile. RIP, my thoughts are with your family.”

At around 6.50pm on Friday, February 12 a 41-year-old motorcyclist was also killed in a crash on the B1188 at Nocton.

The rider was sadly pronounced dead at the scene after colliding with a car.

The 41-year-old has been named locally as Wayne Lovegrove. 

Hundreds of people, including Wayne’s family members have left tributes for him on social media.

His daughters Kristy, Tazmin and Jade posted “RIP daddy” on The Lincolnite.

Will Hunter said: “Missing you too Wayne, my heart goes out to your family who I love dearly. I will look after your granddaughter who I have to your beloved daughter Jade Lovegrove. We will bring up Ellie to miss and love you always. Rest in peace in heaven and look after Tommy while you’re up there.:

Investigating officers continue to appeal for witnesses of either crash to get in touch via the 101 non-emergency number.

Children and pensioners were among those hospitalised following a three-vehicle crash on a Lincolnshire bypass at the weekend.

Emergency services were called to the A16 Spalding bypass near the Pecks Drove East turning at 10.20am on Sunday, February 14, after a Mini, a Nissan Micra and a Vauxhall Vivaro van collided.

A 48-year-old female passenger from the Mini and a 65-year-old female passenger from the Micra were seriously injured, and both were flown to the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Lincolnshire Police have described their current condition as stable.

The other occupants of the Micra were a 68-year-old male driver, a 39-year-old woman, a nine-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl, all from the Peterborough area.

The driver of the Mini was a 49-year-old man from Grimsby.

All were treated at Boston Pilgrim Hospital for more minor injuries.

The Vivaro driver was unhurt.

The road was reopened shortly before 2pm.

A post mortem is due to be carried out on the body of a baby found in the drain of a retired couple’s house in Lincolnshire.

The body was discovered by a plumber in the garden of a house in Scartho Road in Grimsby shortly after noon on Thursday, February 11.

Humberside Police are treating the death as unexplained and the body has been taken away for post mortem examination, which is expected to take place on Monday, February 15.

The investigation is in its early stages as police work to establish the circumstances of the incident but officers believe that the body may have been there “for some time.”

Investigating officers do not believe that the discovery of the body was linked in any way to the owners of the house.

Detective Chief Inspector Bob Clark, said: “Early [on Thursday] afternoon we attended a property in Scartho Road, Grimsby, following a report regarding the discovery of the body of a baby having been found in the drain of the rear garden.

“I can confirm that sadly this was found to be the case and early indications would suggest that the body may have been there for some time.

“A post-mortem examination is due to take place on Monday and it is hoped that this will provide the investigation with a better indication of age, whether the child was born alive or not, and ultimately how long the body had been in that location prior to discovery.”

Lincolnshire Police have come under scrutiny for failing to comply with stop and search standards, with the Home Secretary suspending the force from a data recording and transparency scheme.

Following a HMIC report which criticised the force’s recording of stop and searches, the Home Secretary enforced a suspension from the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme with immediate effect.

Lincolnshire is one of 13 forces in England and Wales who are failing to comply with at least three of the five elements of the scheme, which they voluntarily signed up to, and which launched in December 2014.

Across the national HMIC inspection, police failed to demonstrate reasonable grounds to conduct the searches 15% of the time. In Lincolnshire, the figure was even higher at around 30%.

The investigation also found that Lincolnshire was doing little to monitor the impact of stop and search on black and minority ethnic groups and young people.

Data kept by the force shows that per 1,000 of the local black population, 8.2 are being searched, compared to only 3.3 per 1,000 of the white population.

The force is expected to face an emergency inspection in three months’ time.

Superintendent Maria Staniland said: “At the time of our HMIC inspection, we were not compliant with all the aspects of the voluntary scheme of ‘Best use of Stop and Search.’ This is intrinsically linked to our data recording practices.

“At present, we record stop and search encounters on paper based forms and the entire details are not transferred into our force systems.

“This will be corrected with the roll out of mobile data terminals to all frontline offices, whereby the data will be immediately and fully captured.

“In addition we are advanced with our plans to introduce body-worn video to all frontline officers which will further improve compliance with the national, ‘Best Use of Stop and Search’ scheme.

“We continually review and reflect on our level of service and use technology where our budgets allow.”

A man who has been missing since the beginning of the month has been found safe and well.

As previously reported, police appealed for the whereabouts of Robert Taylor, 51, when he went missing for 16 days.

He had last been seen leaving his home in Sleaford on February 1 at around 11.30.

Police have confirmed on Tuesday that Robert has been found and he is “safe and well”.

They have thanked members of the public who helped with the appeal to find Robert.

The devastated younger sister of a 19-year-old man who died in a Lincoln bike crash has written a touching poem in memory of her brother.

Tom Teasdale was fatally injured when his grey Yamaha motorcycle left the road at Woodfield Avenue in Birchwood and entered a private driveway on Friday, February 12.

He lived in South Hykeham with his sister Taya and foster mum Caroline Garrard.

Seven-year-old Taya said: “My brother was really kind, funny, looks after me and is helpful. My favourite thing to do with him was ride my quad bike in the field with him. He bought me it for Christmas.”

Heartbroken Taya wrote the following poem for her brother in the days immediately after his death.

“I have a beautiful brother called Tom

I can’t accept he’s gone

He meant the whole world to me

I’m so upset, I wish he could see.”

Tom’s foster mum Caroline Garrard said that she treated him like her own son.

She said: “Tom was just such a happy-go-lucky lad with a heart of gold.

“The love he had for his little sister, who’s nearly eight, was unbelievable. They were completely obsessed with each other and she’s taken the news really quite badly.

“He loved bikes, had a huge love of music – Tupac was his idol – and was also obsessed with kangaroos!

“For his 18th birthday we got him a meet the kangaroos experience, which he just loved. He was also a big Liverpool supporter and was close to his work friends; he worked as a labourer for Q Construction.

“Tom loved holidaying, days out, and loved to get involved in family events. He had a huge lover of food and was able to eat just what he wanted.

“For Taya it’s really hard. He came into her life when she was only four and she keeps texting him.

“I keep expecting him to come in, do something, or ring and say something. I’m just heartbroken and devastated.

“Tom became a member of our family. We are so proud of everything he achieved and the person he became whilst living with us.”

Caroline added that she was enormously grateful to the air ambulance, Lincolnshire Police and Accident and Emergency for their help, especially a woman called Holly at A&E who she described as “a rock.”

Two people have been seriously injured in a crash on the A158 heading towards Lincoln this morning.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision at Goltho, between Wragby and Lincoln, after a van and 4×4 vehicle collided.

At least two people have been seriously injured in the crash, which occurred at around 7.25am on February 18.

The road will be closed for several hours at Wragby Market Place and Bullington as police set up local traffic diversions.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police via the 101 non-emergency number or the Collision Witness Hotline 01522 558855.

Those calling the force should quote incident 35 of February 18.

Lincolnshire Police have named the man whose body was found in a drainage dyke as 74-year-old Patrick Walsh.

An underwater search unit was called to the dyke off Sutton Road in Trusthorpe at 8.30am on February 8 after a body was discovered by a member of the public.

The cause of death has yet to be to confirmed, and has now been referred to the coroner.

A 61-year-old man who suffered life-threatening injuries after a collision while driving his tractor has died in hospital.

The man was rushed to Grimsby’s Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital following the crash on Station Road in North Thoresby at around 12.40pm on Wednesday, February 10.

However, Lincolnshire Police announced on February 17 that he died from his injuries.

No other vehicles were thought to have been involved and an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is being completed.

Lincolnshire Police have been criticised for postponing assessments of registered sex offenders and failing to respond to reports of missing children effectively.

A police effectiveness report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) on February 18 has ranked the force overall as ‘requires improvement’ at investigating crime, managing offenders, protecting vulnerable people from harm, and supporting victims.

Inspectors uncovered a worrying backlog in the completion of assessments on sex offenders, which have been temporarily suspended on so-called low-risk offenders while officers complete statutory visits on other registered criminals.

The report also criticised the force for not having “a co-ordinated or consistently well-supervised process” for responding to reports of missing children.

HMIC assessors expressed their concerns that the force does not always involve sufficient specialists in complex cases involving serious sexual offences and domestic abuse.

On a more positive note, inspectors found that the force was ‘good’ at keeping residents safe by reducing crime and anti-social behaviour, and effective at tackling serious and organised crime.

The report also highlighted that reported crime has continued to fall in Lincolnshire, and that police have a “robust” system for recording domestic abuse offences.

The children’s charity NSPCC described the findings as “deeply disturbing”.

A spokesperson for the charity said: “We are concerned that as child abusers increasingly groom and abuse victims online too many forces are lagging behind the offenders in this advanced cyber-age.

“As more victims of child abuse and exploitation continue to come forward, it’s essential that all the police are properly trained and equipped to respond to these most horrific of crimes.”

Deputy Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police, Heather Roach, said: “We are currently reorganising some of our resources to respond to emerging threats and areas including child sexual exploitation, missing persons investigations and domestic abuse.

“These changes will improve our performance in these areas.”