Lincolnshire Police investigated 101 rape allegations last year
Lincolnshire Police investigated 101 reports of adult rape between 2013/14, according to figures from the force. Of these reports, recorded between March 1, 2013 and January 28, 2014, 23 cases were...
View ArticleThieves steal bike with no wheels in Lincoln
Thieves have stolen a bike with no wheels from a shed in Lincoln. The incident happened on Knight Street on Thursday, January 30, between 6pm and 8pm. The offenders entered the house via a rear alley,...
View ArticleLincolnshire Police to join operational forces with neighbours
Lincolnshire Police has joined an initiative to provide specialist services including search teams, armed response units, dog sections and roads policing officers along with forces in Leicestershire,...
View ArticleWoman assaulted on the dance floor in Lincoln club
A woman has been assaulted by two other women on the dance floor in a Lincoln night club. The incident happened at the Home club on Park Street on February 1, at around 1am. Police say a 21-year-old...
View ArticleSearch continues for absconding convicted killer from Lincoln
Welsh and local police are still searching for a convicted killer from Lincoln who absconded from an open prison almost a month ago. Christopher Woodward (44), who also uses the name Christopher...
View ArticleLincoln woman sexually assaulted in her home
A woman was sexually assaulted in her own home on St Andrew’s Drive, off Boultham Park Road in Lincoln. The 30–year-old woman answered the door, a man entered her property and then subjected her to a...
View ArticleBikes worth £4k stolen from Lincoln home
Two specialised bikes, worth a combined £4,000, have been stolen from a garden shed on Altham Terrace in Lincoln. Jason Hill, who regularly uses the bikes for both street use and cross-country trail...
View ArticleLincolnshire Police consider 1.99% council tax precept rise
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick has proposed a council tax increase of 1.99% for the force. The government said that an increase of 2% or higher in council tax precepts would...
View ArticlePolice panel request PCC apology over Chief Constable suspension
The Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel has requested Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick to formally apologise over the “unnecessary” suspension of the Chief Constable last year. The panel...
View ArticlePolice detain group entering UK illegally through Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Police detained a group of people including women and children on suspicion of unlawfully entering the UK through the county. The group of seven were caught after they were seen exiting a...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in crash at Lincoln hospital
A 60-year-old woman remains in a serious condition after being hit by a car within the grounds of Lincoln County Hospital. The incident happened at around 6.45pm on February 6 on a road between the...
View ArticlePolice recover body from river in Lincoln
Police have recovered a body from River Witham in Lincoln on Sunday, February 9. A rower on the river reported to police at 11.20am seeing a body in the water in the Stamp End / Spa Road area. Police...
View ArticleBody in river identified as missing Lincoln man
The body found in River Witham in Lincoln on Sunday, February 9, was identified as missing man Ryan Morgan, Lincolnshire Police confirmed. Ryan Morgan went missing on December 27, 2013. Photo: Family’s...
View ArticleE-fit image of Lincoln sexual assault suspect released
Lincolnshire Police released an e-fit image of the suspect in a serious sexual assault in Lincoln they are investigating. As previously reported,the incident happened on February 2 in St Andrew’s...
View ArticleMan arrested after knife robbery at Lincoln shop
A man has been arrested after a knife robbery at the Lincolnshire Co-operative store on Queen Elizabeth Road in Lincoln on Tuesday night. Police were called to the shop at around 8.40pm on February 11,...
View ArticleMan robbed of cash in Lincoln city centre
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after a man was robbed of his cash in Lincoln. The incident happened at around 3.30am on February 12 along Saltergate in Lincoln. A 19-year-old man was...
View ArticleMan charged with robbery of Lincoln shop
A 31-year-old man has been charged with the robbery of a Lincoln Co-op shop and possession of an offensive weapon. Lincolnshire Police charged Jim Alexander Heggie (31) of St Catherine’s in Lincoln on...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after laptop stolen from train station
British Transport Police are trying to locate a woman after a laptop was stolen from a Lincoln man at the Newark train station. The incident happened at around 5.25pm on January 31, when a a...
View ArticleLincolnshire retained for two more Police Interceptors series
Lincolnshire has been chosen as the setting for a further two series of the popular crime-fighting documentary, Police Interceptors. Series six, currently airing on Channel 5 on Mondays at 8pm,...
View ArticleLincolnshire PCC promises apology to Chief Constable
Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick said he will apologise over the suspension of Chief Constable Neil Rhodes — but only when he comes back from leave. The Lincolnshire Police and...
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