Police investigate Hykeham area burglary series in Lincoln
A series of burglaries in the Hykeham area in Lincoln has prompted a police appeal for information. On Thursday afternoon, four homes on St Crispins Close, Wetherby Crescent, Waverly Avenue and...
View ArticleMan arrested after Lincoln Gateway Park hit and run
A 38-year-old man is being treated in hospital for injuries sustained after a hit and run incident at a commercial park in Lincoln. Emergency services were called to Gateway Park in South Hykeham,...
View ArticleCable thefts caused 219 hours of train delays in the East Midlands
Passengers in the East Midlands have waited for delayed trains for more than 219 hours in the last year due to cable theft incidents, new statistics show. Figures from Network Rail indicate that...
View ArticleLincoln hit and run victim thanks emergency services for their help
The victim of a hit and run incident in South Hykeham in Lincoln last week has written to The Lincolnite to thank emergency services and the public for helping him. The thirty-seven-year-old man, whose...
View ArticlePolice reward for Lincoln man wanted for breach of bail over burglary
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Lincoln man. Officers are offering residents a £50 reward for information resulting in the arrest of Sam Barry Chantry. The...
View ArticleFences, trees and handrails damaged at Hartsholme Park in Lincoln
Police are investigating several cases of criminal damage after fences, trees and handrails have been damaged at Hartsholme Park in Lincoln over the last month. The latest incident was reported on...
View ArticleHow they caught him: Six years jail for prolific burglar
In the summer of 2012, Lincolnshire Police were actively investigating a series of house burglaries in Lincoln and West Lindsey, where the unknown offender was predominantly targeting houses by...
View ArticleHow they caught him: Stranger rape in Lincoln
The Lincolnshire Police Emerald Team dealt with a ‘stranger rape’, assault and theft of mobile phone in Lincoln, which are extremely staff intensive investigations. This is an adapted excerpt from the...
View ArticleLincolnshire crime rate drops 14%
The crime rate in Lincolnshire has dropped 14.2% over the past year, with fewer burglaries, violent crimes, thefts and sexual offences recorded. New figures released by the office of the Lincolnshire...
View ArticleCash scam duo rip off Lincoln shops
A man and a woman are thought to go around Lincoln with a cash scam that leaves shopkeepers out of pocket, Lincolnshire Police warned. The scam involves a man or woman going into a shop and buying...
View ArticleMan arrested after assault in Lincoln
A man has been arrested in connection with an assault in Lincoln in the early hours of Saturday morning. The incident happened at around 2.50am on April 20, on Henley Street in Lincoln, off the lower...
View ArticlePolice charge Lincoln man with burglary
Lincolnshire Police have charged a local man in relation to a burglary in Lincoln. As previously reported, officers were offering a £50 reward to anyone who could provide information on Sam Barry...
View ArticleMan injured in police vehicle and motorbike collision
A man has been injured following a collision between a police armed response vehicle and a motorbike west of Lincoln at the weekend. The incident happened at around 2.33pm on Saturday, April 20, on the...
View ArticlePolice warning after new spate of Lincoln car crimes
Lincolnshire Police are reminding people to not leave items in their cars after a recent spate of car thefts in Lincoln. On April 21 between 7pm and 9pm on Cardinal Close, Lincoln, thieves smashed the...
View ArticleThree arrested in Lincoln on suspicion of burglary
Two local men and one woman have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in Lincoln. Lincolnshire Police executed a search warrant at an address in Lincoln on Tuesday and officers recovered a quantity...
View ArticleThree men arrested after legal highs raid at Lincoln tattoo shop
Three men have been arrested after police raided a tattoo shop in Lincoln on Thursday and seized a quantity of so called “legal highs” due to a suspicion that they may contain controlled drugs....
View ArticlePolice warning for Lincoln West End Peugeot owners
Lincolnshire Police are alerting Peugeot owners in Lincoln’s West End that they are being targeted by thieves. In the last few months, police have seen a large rise of thefts from the car brand in the...
View ArticleLocals invited to Lincolnshire Police volunteer project board
Lincolnshire residents are being invited to learn more about volunteering within Lincolnshire Police. Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Hardwick wants to increase the number of volunteers...
View ArticleWoman injured in alleged Lincoln assault
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after an alleged assault in Lincoln. The incident happened on April 28 between 3am and 4am in the Hungate area of the city. It is believed a...
View ArticleFunding cut for weekend evening wardens in Lincoln
Lincoln BIG’s Evening Safety Wardens will only spend two days per week in the city centre due to cuts in funding for their services. At present, the Evening Safety Wardens work in pairs four days per...
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