Van driver dies in crash with 4×4 on Lincoln road
A van driver has died following a two-car crash on the A158 heading towards Lincoln this morning. As previously reported, emergency services were called to the scene of the collision at Goltho, between...
View ArticleLincolnshire Police hit back at damning government custody report
Lincolnshire Police have rejected a government report which criticises the force for how it deals with detainees in custody. A police custody report published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of...
View ArticleTwo rushed to hospital after second serious accident on Lincolnshire road
Two people have been taken to hospital after the second serious crash on the same Lincolnshire road in successive days. Emergency services attended a collision between a grey SsangYong Korando and...
View Article‘Devoted and loving’ father of five dies in A158 Wragby crash
Police have formally identified the victim of the fatal crash on the A158 near Wragby last Thursday as father of five, John Gilchrist, 34. John lived in Horncastle and was described by his partner...
View ArticleLincolnshire man dies after incident at trailer manufacturing site
Lincolnshire Police have launched an investigation into the death of a local man at a trailer manufacturing site in Grantham. Officers were alerted to an incident at Fruehauf on Houghton Road at around...
View ArticleBody of missing Lincolnshire pensioner found
Lincolnshire Police have reported that the body of a Lincolnshire man who had been reported missing has been found. Michael Watterson, 68, went missing from his home in Donington from around 2.30am on...
View ArticleFurther criticisms for Lincolnshire Police in latest HMIC report
A new report published by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary has ranked Lincolnshire Police as requiring improvement at protecting vulnerable victims and managing offenders. A HMIC Police...
View ArticlePolice officers reissue appeal a week after dad is killed in Wragby smash
Officers are continuing their appeal for witnesses and information one week after a father of five was killed in a crash on the A158 near Lincoln. John Gilchrist, 34, was killed following the collision...
View ArticleNew Deputy Chief Constable appointed for Lincolnshire Police
Lincolnshire Police has announced the appointment of Gary Knighton as the county’s new Assistant Chief Constable. Gary, who is currently Assistant Chief Constable with Derbyshire Constabulary, has been...
View ArticleLincoln car park closed over concerns for safety of man
The Broadgate multi-storey car park in Lincoln was closed as police dealt with an incident where a man’s safety was of concern. Update at 2pm: The car park has now been reopened by police. The man is...
View ArticleAt least 350 Lincolnshire residents targeted by scammers in one year
Residents in Lincolnshire are being ambushed by persistent scammers as figures reveal 350 victims reported fraudsters to police in one year. Lincolnshire Police and the Lincolnshire Trading Standards...
View ArticleYoung woman dies in crash with lorry on A16
A 20-year-old woman has died in a crash with a lorry on the A16 near Spalding. The woman from the Sutton in Ashfield area (in Nottinghamshire) was driving a blue Renault Clio which crashed with a...
View ArticleYoung pedestrian dies after being hit by lorry on A153
A 23-year-old man has died after being hit by a lorry on the A153 in Lincolnshire. The incident happened at around 2am on Saturday, February 27, between Anwick and Speedway corner near Ruskington. The...
View ArticleYouth arrested after pickpocketing spree at Lincoln nightclub
Revellers at a Lincoln city centre night club who fell foul of pickpockets could be reunited with their posessions after police arrested a 17-year-old. A number of mobile phones, purses and wallets...
View ArticleWorst two months on Lincolnshire’s roads for a decade claim lives of 14 people
Lincolnshire’s roads have claimed the lives of 14 motorists in the first two months of 2016, with countless other crashes, shunts and near misses. The year got off to a tragic start when 56-year-old...
View ArticleElderly woman dies after fall as Lincoln bus sets off, police investigating
A police investigation has been launched after a 90-year-old woman fell on board a Lincoln village bus as it set off, suffering suspected fatal injuries. She is believed to have fallen on board the...
View ArticlePolice warning after thieves steal expensive gadgets from unlocked vehicles...
Lincolnshire Police have reminded residents to lock their vehicles and leave expensive items out of sight following several thefts in uphill Lincoln. The most recent theft occurred in the early hours...
View ArticleDriver hit mother as she walked with children before fleeing scene
Police are hunting for a motorist who struck a mother as she was walking with her two young children in Lincolnshire, before leaving her at the scene with serious injuries. The 27-year-old woman was...
View ArticleYorkshire Terrier mauled to death by Lincolnshire Police dog
A Yorkshire Terrier has been put down after it was viciously attacked by a police dog in Lincolnshire. Three-year-old Barbie was bitten on a private road near Fishtoft at around 10.35pm on Monday,...
View ArticleDating website rapist faces jail for attacking Lincolnshire women
A ‘sexual predator’ who used the internet dating site Match.com to meet divorced or widowed women has been found guilty of five counts of rape. Father-of-three Jason Lawrance contacted thousands of...
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