Lincolnshire Police Media Briefing For The 24 Hours To 0700 Thursday 15th April 2010
THE DIVISIONAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS FOR SOUTH AND EAST ARE WORKING TODAY AND WILL CIRCULATE FURTHER BRIEFINGS FOR THEIR DIVISIONS LATER TODAY. QUERIES FOR WEST SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE HQ PRESS OFFICE, CONTACT DETAILS BELOW.
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WEST DIVISION
For further information on incidents occurring on West Division please contact HQ Press Office on 01522 558026 or email: media@lincs.pnn.police.uk
Burglary - Newark Road, North Hykeham, Lincoln - Incident 160 of 13 April 2010
A dwelling burglary occurred between 10.30am and 12.30pm on Tuesday 13th April at a property on Newark Road, North Hykeham, in the vicinity of The Forum. Entry was gained by forcing a rear window at the property before an untidy search was made of the bedroom. At least 18 individual pieces of jewellery were taken, to the value of about £8000. These include two 1/2 Albert gold chains, a Jelly Opal gold ring, a gold and red coral ring, a gold and blue topaz ring, a jade and gold bracelet and a pair of gold and amethyst drop earrings with seed pearls. Photographs of nearly all the pieces are available from HQ Press Office. There are no descriptions of the offenders. It is believed that they approached the property from the front, Newark Road. Anyone with information is asked to contact PC 1027 Schofield on 01522 855434 at Lincoln Police Station.
Man Charged With Indecency Offences
On Wednesday 14 April 2010, James Briton aged 72 of Bishop Auckland, County Durham was charged by Lincolnshire Police with seven counts of indecent assault on a boy under the age of 14, and three counts of indecency with a child (under 14).
These offences relate to allegations of incidents which occurred in Lincoln between 1975 and 1976, when Briton lived in Lincoln.
James Briton has been bailed to appear at Lincoln Magistrate's Court on Friday 7 May 2010.
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
EAST DIVISION
For further information on incidents occurring on East Division, please contact the HQ press office. A new person has been appointed but the start date is not yet known.
Boston Neighbourhood Policing Area
RTC, Swineshead Bridge – Incident 130 of 13 April 2010
A collision occurred at 11.25am on the 13 April on the A17 at Swineshead Bridge. A white Fiat Punto and a green Renault Scenic. The 53 year old female driver of the Punto was taken to Boston Pilgrim Hospital with injuries.
Louth And Mablethorpe Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary, Forlander Place, Louth – Incident 445 of 13 April 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary which occurred at approx 10.40pm on Tuesday 13 April in Forlander Place, Louth. The offenders opened the latch on a ground floor flat window and reached into the address stealing a chinese calligraphy set in a green patterned fabric box. Two males were seen climbing over a wall behind the flat around the time of the burglary One was described as white, skinny, approx 6’ tall, aged 17-24 years with light short hair wearing a light blue hoody or jumper. Anyone with information should contact Louth Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Tractor Theft, Alford – Incident 66 of 13 April 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses following the theft of a tractor from a compound on the B1373 between Woodthorpe Hall and Woodthorpe Garden Centre. The tractor is a blue New Holland 7040 tractor displaying the registration FX09 ESU and the theft occurred overnight between 6pm on Monday 12 April and 6.30am on Tuesday 13 April. A padlock was broken to gain access to the compound and the tractor was disconnected from a trailer before it was stolen. Anyone with information should contact PC Drewery at Mablethorpe Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Horncastle Neighbourhood Policing Area
Shed Burglary, North Street, Horncastle – Incident 177 of 13 April 2010
Police are appealing for information following the theft of alcohol from a shed at the rear of a restaurant in North Street, Horncastle. Between 1am and 1pm on Monday 12 April, offenders entered the shed and stole twelve bottles of rose wine and two cases of Carlsberg lager.
Anyone with information should contact PC Roberts at Horncastle Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Skegness Burglaries: Two Men Charged
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with burglary offences in the Skegness area. Paul Romans, 30, from Kingsley Road in Mablethorpe and Leonard Remzi, 41, of Camelot Gardens in Sutton on Sea have been charged with three offences of burglary of a dwelling and one offence of commercial burglary.
Romans is being held on remand and Remzi has been released on bail.
Appeal To Trace Stolen Property
Skegness CID have recovered various items of stolen property following a recent spate of burglaries in the area and they are keen to trace the owners.
In particular, detectives would like to find the owners of two distinctive white bathrobes which may have been used to wrap stolen items during a burglary.
DC Mandy Manson from Skegness CID said, “It is possible that these bath robes were used during a sneak-in burglary that hasn’t been reported to us. This may have occurred anywhere along the coastal strip from Skegness to Mablethorpe and would ask anyone who recognises the bath robes to get in contact with us”.
The robes are white towelling robes and one of them has the label ‘Richard Haworth Luxury Robes’. The other has no label but retains a sticker reading ‘Designer Guild Tribecca’.
DC Manson would also like to trace the owner of a Vega MP4 player that is still in its original box.
Anyone who recognises the items is asked to contact DC Manson on 01754 614235
Jamie Still Missing One Year On
A year after the disappearance of a 30-year old Grainthorpe man, Lincolnshire Police have launched a renewed appeal for information concerning his whereabouts
James Frances Gower, known as Jamie, was last seen in the Scartho area of Grimsby on Monday 13 April 2009 when he spent some time with a friend. There have been no positive sightings of Jamie since then, but his moped was recovered in Baysgarth Park, Barton on Tuesday 21 April 2009, having been stolen from an area close to the Old Mill public house car park in Barton where it had been left secured with a crash helmet. Although police cannot be certain, they believe the moped had been left in the car park sometime over last year’s April Bank holiday weekend.
Numerous enquiries by Humberside Police and Lincolnshire Police have been carried out during the last twelve months in a bid to trace Jamie including checking of CCTV cameras in areas where Jamie was thought to have gone, house-to-house enquiries, hospital checks, financial enquiries, a national Missing Persons Bureau circulation and land and airborne searches. A poster campaign in the Barton on Humber area and an advert through the national charity Missing People in the Daily Mirror have all been undertaken, but so far no confirmed sightings have been forthcoming.
Jamie is described as white, around 6’1” tall and of slim build with short brown hair, blue eyes and dark coloured heavy eyebrows. It is unclear what Jamie was wearing, however, police have two descriptions of clothing possibly worn at the time:
- Light blue jeans, white t-shirt, sandy-coloured Rigger boots or white trainers, navy blue fleece with sandy coloured lining and carrying a blue and black Euro-hike rucksack.
- Grey coloured hoody with navy blue stripes on the sleeves, light blue jeans, white trainers, very dark blue Peter Storm hooded cagoule and carrying a khaki-coloured shoulder bag.
DCI Stuart Gibbon from Lincolnshire Police who has lead the enquiry for the past year said, “There have been no confirmed sightings of Jamie since last Easter and, although his family worry that he may have come to some harm, everybody remains hopeful that he will come home. If Jamie does not want to tell anybody where he is, that is fine but we just want to know that he is safe and well so urge him to get in touch”.
Anyone with any information about Jamie should contact Lincolnshire Police on 0300 111 0300 quoting incident number 200 of 24/4/09.
PHOTOGRAPHS - Available from Nerys McGarry are a number of photographs of Jamie, released at the time of the police briefing in May. Jamie’s family do not wish to participate in any media interviews at this time.
On Course To Change Behaviour
A six week course designed to address the attitudes and behaviour of young people is due to begin in Kirton on May 11.
It follows a very successful pilot course that ran in March for ten youths who had been engaged in minor criminality and anti-social behaviour.
The course will primarily be based at Kirton Fire Station but will include many external visits that are being kept secret until the last moment.
PC Simon Oswin, Anti-Social Behaviour Officer at Boston Police initiated the pilot course and is looking forward to working with a new group of young people.
“The course is structured to highlight the effects that a single person’s actions can have on so many people,” PC Oswin explained, “We have arranged a very intense programme and in order to maintain the impact, we are not telling the participants what to expect beforehand”.
Lincolnshire Police have been supported by many other agencies in organising the course which will culminate in an award ceremony on 29 June at Kirton Fire Station where the students will be congratulated on their efforts and be presented with certificates.
PC Oswin ended by saying, “The aim of this course is to influence how young people look at themselves and their behaviour and to have a positive effect on their future actions. They will appreciate that there is a chain reaction to their offending which will affect not only their lives but the lives of others for many years to come”.
The course programme is available from Nerys McGarry for your information but not for advance publication as discussed. PC Simon Oswin is contactable directly on 07788 754846 and will be pleased to accommodate a reporter each week for photographs and further detail about each module of the course.
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
SOUTH DIVISION
For further information on incidents occurring on South Division please contact James Newall on 01476 403316 or mobile: 07768 615853 or e-mail: james.newall@lincs.pnn.police.uk
South Kesteven (Grantham) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary - Queen Street, Grantham – Incident 428 of 14 April 2010
Police are appealing for information after a handbag was stolen from a house in Queen Street. Thieves got into a house in Queen Street, Grantham, between 9.45pm and 10.10pm on April 13 through an unlocked front door and stole a handbag.
South Kesteven (Stamford) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary - Bramley Road, Market Deeping – Incident 39 of 14 April 2010
Police are appealing for information after a TV was stolen from a house in Market Deeping. Thieves got into the house in Bramley Road, Market Deeping, through patio doors overnight on April 13/14 and stole a TV and two mobile phones.
Criminal Damage - Crowson Way, Deeping St James – Incident 169 of 11 April 2010
Police are appealing for information after cars were vandalised in Deeping St James. This incident took place between 6.30pm and 11pm on April 10 in Crowson Way, Deeping St James. Offenders scratched a blue Vauxhall Corsa, a silver Vauxhall Astra and a Blue Ford Fiesta with keys.
South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Area
GBH/Arrest - Severn Road, Spalding
Police were called to an address in Severn Road, Spalding, at around 2.06pm yesterday after reports that a 38-year-old local man had been stabbed. Police attended the scene and a short time later a 31-year-old local woman was arrested. The victim was taken to Boston Pilgrim hospital and treated for a minor stab wound. He has now been discharged.
The offender has been questioned by police and released on conditional bail until May 6.
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
