Lincolnshire Police Media Briefing For The 24 Hours To 0700 Friday 16th 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.
Voicebank - 0871 220 7791
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 - Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough - Incident 418 of 14 April 2010
This burglary occurred between 4pm and 9.20pm on Wednesday 14 April at a property in Sandsfield Lane, Gainsborough. It was entered via rear patio doors, and a TV., laptop, two Nintendo DSs, an X-Box and an amount of cash were stolen. The offender(s) left the property via the patio doors. Police are appealing for anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in the area at the time to contact them. Please call Lincolnshire Police on 0300 111 0300 quoting incident number 418 of 14 April. Alternatively, call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Theft of Motor Vehicle - Station Road, Langworth, Market Rasen - Incident 95 of 14 April 2010
Some time overnight between Tuesday 13 April and Wednesday 14 April, a white Ford Transit 350 MWB TD tipper truck, registration number W241 EDO was stolen from a service station in Station Road, Langworth. Anyone who saw or heard any suspicious activity in Station Road, Langworth, or who has seen the vehicle since the morning of Wednesday 14 April, is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police on 0300 111 0300 quoting incident number 95 of 14 April 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
Theft from vehicle, Main Ridge, Boston - Incident 197 of 14 April 2010
Police are appealing for information regarding the theft of a Tom Tom Sat Nav from a van parked in Main Ridge, Boston. Between 1.30pm and 2.30pm on Wednesday 14 April, the offender smashed the driver window of the white Iveco panel van stealing the Sat Nav. Anyone with information should contact Boston Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Louth And Mablethorpe Neighbourhood Policing Area
Theft From Vehicle, Marine Avenue West, Sutton On Sea – Incident 58 of 14 April 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses to a break-in to a vehicle which occurred overnight between Tuesday 13 April and Wednesday 14 April. The offender smashed the driver’s window on the grey Citroen Picasso which was parked on Marine Avenue West in Sutton on Sea and reached in to steal a Tom Tom Sat Nav . Police are reminding all motorists not to leave valuable items such as Sat Navs and CD players on view in vehicles. Anyone with information should contact Mablethorpe Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Skegness Neighbourhood Policing Area
Road Traffic Collision, Orby Road, Addlethorpe – Incident 415 of 14 April 2010
This incident occurred at 9.20pm on Wednesday 14 April. A red Citroen C2 left the road and entered a field. The 17 year old male driver, a 15 year old female passenger and another teenage female passenger were all taken to Boston Pilgrim hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries including broken bones. Anyone with information should contact PC Drewery at Skegness Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Horncastle Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary, Youngers Lane, Burgh Le Marsh – Incident 243 of 14 April 2010
Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a house on Youngers Lane, Burgh Le Marsh which occurred some time between Friday 9 April and Wednesday 14 April. Offenders entered the property which was unoccupied at the time by forcing the front door. They then stole two radiators and a quantity of copper piping.
Anyone with information should contact PC Pindar-Jones at Spilsby Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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 (Stamford) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Fire/Death - Red Lion Square, Stamford
Police were called to a flat off Red Lion Square in Stamford at around 5.45am this morning after reports of a fire. Police, Fire and Rescue and the Ambulance Service attended the scene. A 63-year-old local man was taken out of the building and treated by ambulance staff, but died a short time later.
The scene was initially cordoned off, but it has now been released as fire and rescue and police officers are satisfied there are no suspicious circumstances.
The name of the deceased will be released once the next of kin have been informed.
South Kesteven (Grantham) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Operation Fusion - Vehicle Crime/Charges
Peter Colin Boyd (23), unemployed, of Avenue Road, Grantham, was charged with the following offences yesterday:
- Theft from vehicle in University Court, Grantham, on February 20 when a car stereo and CDs were stolen from a blue Vauxhall Corsa.
- Theft from vehicle where stereo and CDs were stolen from a blue Citroen Saxo in Cambridge Street, Grantham, on March 1.
- Theft from vehicle in Avenue Road, Grantham, on February 28 when car stereo was stolen from a Citroen Xsara.
- Theft from vehicle on February 26 in Avenue Road, Grantham, when an MP3 player was stolen.
Boyd was remanded to appear at Grantham Magistrates Court today.
South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Area
Warning To Farmers - Theft Of Tractors In South Division
Police are warning farmers to be vigilant after a number of thefts of tractors in the south of the county.
And they are appealing for the public to ring in any suspicious activity like tractors being on the roads in the evening.
Most of these sophisticated machines are worth more than £50,000 and there is a huge international black market for them at the moment, with many being shipped to Iraq and Afghanistan to be used on regeneration projects. Lincolnshire Police is currently working closely with neighbouring forces and a dedicated unit in the Met to tackle the issue.
Three tractors have been stolen in the South Holland area recently. A JCB fast track, registration AE08LMF, worth about £90,000 was taken from a farm in Crowland between Friday April 9 and Monday April 12. It also had a fertiliser spreader worth about £15,000 with it. A John Deere tractor, registration FX08LJC, worth about £65,000 was taken from a farm at Shepeau Stow, Whaplode Drove, overnight on March 25/26.
And another John Deere tractor, registration FX06 EZW, was taken from a farm off Bidder Road, Donington, overnight on March 21/22. Head of Spalding Vehicle Crime Unit Dave Sargent said: “This is a real emerging trend and we need farmers and the public to be vigilant to prevent more thefts and to help us catch these criminals. If anyone sees tractors on the road in the evenings, possibly in convoy with another vehicle, then please call the police with the registration details. It’s doesn’t matter if it hasn’t been stolen, you won’t be wasting our time, we’d rather check and if we start getting calls like this we have a much better chance of getting out there and making an arrest. These types of crimes are a huge blow to farmers and the local rural economy as a whole and we need to work together to tackle the problem”
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
