Lincoln legal highs ban is “not enforceable”, says policing expert
A historic decision making Lincoln the first city in the UK to ban the consumption of legal highs has been deemed “impossible to enforce” by a recognised policing expert. The Public Space Protection...
View ArticlePolice appeal after teenagers steal chainsaws in Lincoln
Police are appealing for witnesses and residents with CCTV to help identify two teenage boys suspected of stealing chainsaws in Lincoln. At around 11.40am on Tuesday, February 24 police officers...
View ArticlePolice search for Lincoln park flasher
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man exposed his genitals to a woman and her two children in Boultham Park on Sunday, March 1. A 25-year-old woman reported walking with two children over the...
View ArticleDoorman assaulted at Lincoln Home nightclub
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a member of door staff at Home Nightclub in Lincoln was assaulted. Two members of staff were removing a man from the landing of the third floor...
View ArticleDouble decker bus crashes into ditch near Lincoln
Some ten people were on board a double decker bus when it crashed into a ditch in Scothern near Lincoln, and one person has been taken to hospital for treatment. The bus left the A46 at around 12.20pm...
View ArticleNew ‘drugalysers’ for Lincolnshire with first drug driving law
The introduction of new drug driving laws from Monday, March 2, means that motorists driving under the influence of illegal and medical drugs, could face six months in prison and fines up to £5,000....
View ArticlePolicing Minister appoints task force to assess Lincolnshire funding
Discussions between Policing Minister Mike Penning and leading Lincolnshire Police officers have resulted in a decision to send in a Home Office task force to the county. The fact finding team will...
View ArticleBurglars target six Lincoln businesses in five days
Shop owners in Lincoln have been warned by police to take precautions after six small businesses were targeted by burglars in under a week. Between February 27 and March 3, six incidents were reported...
View ArticleLincoln woman suffered fractured skull after assault in her home
A 52-year-old woman was left with a fractured skull and other facial injuries after an alleged assault in her home in Lincoln. Police and paramedics were called to the house on Moorland Avenue on...
View ArticleThieves steal elderly woman’s mobility scooter in Lincoln
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after an elderly woman’s mobility scooter was stolen in Lincoln. Investigating officers say the 76-year-old victim relied heavily on the scooter to...
View ArticleMan charged after string of Lincoln business burglaries
A man has been arrested following reports of six small businesses burglaries in Lincoln city centre in the space of five days. As previously reported, six incidents were reported to Lincolnshire Police...
View ArticleLast legal highs shop closed in Lincoln
The last shop selling so-called legal highs in Lincoln has closed its doors after being served with a community protection notice by police and city council enforcement officers. Lincolnshire Police...
View ArticleTwo people injured after A46 crash near Lincoln
Two people have been air lifted to hospital after a crash on the A46 near Lincoln on the morning of Monday, March 9. The collision occurred near to the Dunholme junction with Scothern involving a Honda...
View ArticleSex offenders missing in Lincolnshire, figures show
Six Registered Sex Offenders (RSO) have gone missing from police records in Lincolnshire according to latest figures. RSOs are required by law to inform authorities of their movements in order to be...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after Lincoln Gametronics phone theft
Police have released CCTV footage of three men they are searching for in connection with the theft of a phone from Gametronics in Lincoln. Three men entered the store at St Peter at Arches in Lincoln...
View ArticleSquadron plaques stolen from Lincoln war memorial
Two brass squadron plaques have been stolen from an air base war memorial near Lincoln. Lincolnshire Police officers are investigating the theft of the two badges from the war memorial at Wickenby...
View ArticleWoman hit by car on Lincoln university bridge
A woman believed to be in her 20s has been hit by a car on the Brayford Way bridge in Lincoln. Police received a report of the collision 4.20pm B1273 Brayford Way Lincoln (also known as University...
View ArticleLincoln soldier impersonated police to stop cars for speeding
A Lincoln soldier who pretended to be a police officer in order to stop drivers and take their details has been fined in court and threatened with discharge. Aydn Walster, 22, was armed with blue...
View ArticleMother’s Day road rage incident on A46 Lincoln
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after a man ripped the wing mirror off a car in an incident of road rage on the A46 near Lincoln. The victim was driving north along the A46 at around...
View ArticlePolice appeal after burglars target Lincoln village
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after two burglaries in the village of Heighington on Saturday, March 7. The first burglary was reported at a property on High Street, in which a...
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