Police urge residents to be vigilant after spate of Ermine burglaries
Lincolnshire Police have asked people living in the north of the city to keep valuables locked away following a string of burglaries over the last week. All the incidents have taken place on the Ermine...
View ArticleMan followed woman to Lincoln home and performed sexual act through her window
Lincolnshire Police are warning people not to walk through Lincoln city centre alone at night after a man followed a woman to the door of her home before exposing himself through her window. Officers...
View ArticleThieves steal mini digger from Lincoln school
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after an orange caterpillar mini digger was stolen overnight from a school in Lincoln. The theft took place at a time between midnight and 6.15am on...
View ArticlePolice issue appeal after bloody brawl outside Lincoln pub
Police are investigating a scrap at a popular pub in Lincoln’s Cathedral Quarter, which left a man with facial injuries. Officers received a report at around 6.40pm on Monday, September 28 that a group...
View ArticleWoman tricked out of hundreds of pounds at Lincoln ATM
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman had money stolen at a cash machine in Lincoln city centre. The 59-year-old victim was using the Santander ATM in Exchange Arcade at...
View ArticleMotorcyclist injured in crash with lorry near Lincoln
A male motorcyclist has been taken to hospital with a serious leg injury after a crash with a lorry on a section of the A607 near Lincoln. The crash was reported to Lincolnshire Police at 11.36am on...
View ArticleSix months on: Lincoln legal highs ban breached almost 280 times
Six months after Lincoln became the first city in the UK to enforce a ban on the public consumption of so-called legal highs, along with alcohol, figures have revealed 276 occasions where the order was...
View ArticleCar smoking ban welcomed by Lincolnshire Police
A leading Lincolnshire Police officer has vowed to enforce new legislation which makes it illegal to smoke in a vehicle in the presence of under 18s. The law, introduced on October 1, applies to every...
View ArticleSmoking ban: Another success for public health or merely spreading the stigma...
This week saw the latest smoking ban come into force in England and Wales. This now means that people will no longer be able to smoke in cars with children present, regardless of open windows or sun...
View ArticleRogue traders targeted by Lincolnshire Police in ‘intelligence-led’ crackdown
Lincolnshire Police have joined forces with eight other agencies to launch a comprehensive crackdown on rogue traders in the county. Officers from the force have worked with experts from Lincolnshire...
View ArticleLincoln man arrested after Magna Carta pub brawl
A 25-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a bloody brawl which spilled out of a Lincoln pub on Monday, September 28. As previously reported, Lincolnshire Police...
View ArticleBiker killed in serious collision north of Lincoln
Update, 3.30pm October 5: Lincolnshire Police have named the man killed in the crash as Glenn Merrin, 55, from Doncaster. A man in his 50s has died following a serious crash near to the village of...
View ArticleLincoln man jailed after Staffies maul guide dog in city centre
A Lincoln man has been jailed for 18 weeks after two Staffordshire Bull Terrier dogs he was in charge of attacked a guide dog. Leslie Stone, 39, was on St Mary’s Street in Lincoln city centre on May 22...
View ArticlePolice warning issued after laser shone at air ambulance near Lincoln
Lincolnshire Police have issued a stern reminder to residents after a laser was shone at an air ambulance over the weekend. Police received reports that the laser was aimed at the ambulance in the...
View ArticleFears grow for missing man who may be in Lincolnshire
Police say they are growing increasingly concerned for the well-being of a man who lives on the border of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Victor Goodridge-Suarez of Dunham-on-Trent, 12 miles west of...
View ArticleVideo: Man caught on CCTV stealing valuable tortoises from Lincoln reptile store
A Lincoln pet shop owner has urged police to track down a man caught on CCTV stealing two tortoises worth hundreds of pounds. Footage from the Lincoln Reptile & Pet Centre on Newark Road, at around...
View ArticleLincoln residents urged to look out for intruders after rise in suspicious...
Lincolnshire Police are reminding residents to keep their valuables safe following several reports of suspicious behaviour across the city in the last few days. Thieves stole a number of power tools...
View ArticleYoung girl fondled by elderly man on Lincoln bus
Police have launched an investigation after an elderly man inappropriately touched a teenage girl on a bus travelling from Grantham to Lincoln. The 14-year-old girl got on the bus at Grantham to travel...
View ArticleAppeal to find Polish woman extended to Lincolnshire
A national appeal has been launched to trace missing Polish woman Magdelana Charciarek, who police believe may be in Lincolnshire. Magdelana, 27, was last seen leaving her family’s home in Cookson...
View ArticleSpike in complaints lodged against Lincolnshire Police force
Complaints and allegations against police in Lincolnshire have spiked with new watchdog figures revealing a countrywide decrease in public confidence. The Independent Police Complaints Commission...
View Article