Lincolnshire Police Media Briefing For The 24 Hours To 0645 Thursday 21st July 2010
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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
Robbery - Ladbrokes Bookmakers, Market Street, Gainsborough - Incident 328 of 18 July 2010 - Update
This robbery took place at about 5.35pm on Sunday 18 July at Ladbrokes bookmakers in Market Street, Gainsborough. Two men entered the premises via the public rear entrance (they did not force entry). They were brandishing a knife and possibly a screwdriver. They escaped with an amount of cash. It is believed that the men came from the North Street car park, crossed the junction of North Street and Spital Terrace, and then crossed the Roseway car park. Police are therefore keen to hear from anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area between about 5.10pm and 5.40pm on Sunday 18 July. Following the robbery, the men left the premises, and went back the way they came to North Street car park, where they got into a metallic blue small car (not a Citroen Berlingo as previously reported). The offenders are described as 1) a man, 5ft 6" - 5ft 7" tall, slim build, with broad shoulders. He was wearing a rubber 'old man' style mask. This man was in possession of a black handled knife. 2) a man 5ft 8" - 5ft 9", larger build than the first, and was carrying a yellow handled screwdriver. The staff in the bookmakers were not injured, but shaken by the incident.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police on 0300 111 0300 quoting incident number 328 of 18 July. Alternatively call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Jail Sentence For Woman Caught Supplying Drugs To A Prisoner
On Tuesday 20th July, Natalie Flint, aged 20, from Hickling Court, Mansfield in Nottinghamshire was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court to 12 months imprisonment for supplying cannabis to a man serving a prison sentence in HMP Lincoln. This occurred on 10 April 2010, when she was visiting an inmate. During the visit, she was caught passing an amount of cannabis to the prisoner. He was serached and the cannabis recovered. Flint was arrested, and subsequently charged with supplying drugs. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced on 20th July. Detective Inspector Simon Lovett says, "This sentence demonstrates just how serious an offence it is to supply drugs to a prisoner and I hope it will send out a message that it is not a crime that will be taken lightly". "The way Natalie Flint has been dealt with shows that we will work with the Prison Service to do everything we can catch, arrest and bring offenders to justice". "I hope this sentence will go some way towards deterring other people who think it is acceptable to bring drugs into a prison, and convince them that it is not worth even trying".
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
EAST DIVISION
For further information on incidents occurring on East Division, please contact Nerys McGarry 0n 01754 614324 or mobile 07789 920683 e-mail: nerys.mcgarry@lincs.pnn.police.uk
Boston Neighbourhood Policing Area
Disorder, Chapel Passage, Boston – Incident 57 of 21 July 2010
Police were called to an address in Chapel Passage in Boston shortly after 5.30am on Tuesday morning following reports that items were being thrown from a flat. On arrival, officers discovered that there were a number of local men in the property who were apparently under the influence of alcohol and were refusing to leave the address or allow officers to enter. The road surrounding the property was closed as a precaution and a dog handler and specially trained officers were in attendance. By 8.30am, all the occupants of the flat had come out voluntarily and a total of 7 men were arrested for affray and taken to Boston Police Station while further enquiries were carried out.
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
Burglary, Station Road, Ludborough – Incident 183 of 20 July 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary that occurred overnight between 19 and 20 July at an address on Station Road in Ludborough. The offender gained entry via an insecure door and stole a handbag from inside. The bag was quite distinctive and was a shopper style made of soft brown leather with a strip of purple suede down the centre. The inside of the bag was lined with silk scarf material and contained a purse and bank cards, one of which was later used to make a withdrawl at a cash machine in Grimsby.
Anyone with information should contact Louth Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Horncastle Neighbourhood Policing Area
Theft Of Vehicle, Wainfleet Road, Irby-in-the-Marsh – Incident 125 of 20 July 2010
This incident occurred between 11pm on Monday 19 July and 9.30am on Tuesday 20 July at a filling station on Wainfleet Road in Irbyin-the-Marsh. The offenders gained entry to a wire compound by removing the padlock and stole a white Leyland DAF tipper truck bearing the registration L544 GUW.
Anyone with information should contact Horncastle 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 (Grantham) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary - Hill Avenue, Grantham – Incident 76 of 20 July 2010
Police are appealing for information after a house was burgled in Grantham. This incident took place sometime between 10pm on July 20 and 7.30am the following morning in Hill Avenue, Grantham. Offenders broke into the house through a window at the back. They ransacked the house, but at this stage it is unclear if anything was taken.
Theft Of Vehicle - Hill Avenue, Grantham – Incident 96 of 21 July 2010
Police are appealing for information after a car was stolen in Colsterworth. This incident took place between 7pm on July 19 and 8am on July 21 in Stephenson Way, Colsterworth. Offenders broke into a silver Ford Mondeo, registration X138GHL, and stole it.
No Cold Calling Zone - The Square, Barrowby
A new ‘No Cold Calling’ zone was launched at The Square in Barrowby yesterday. PCSO Mark Barr was joined by crime prevention officer, Sally Picker, Trading Standards representatives and residents of The Square at the launch. No Cold Calling signs were put up on the lamp posts and in people’s windows and doors and launch packs were given to everyone living in the street. Mrs Picker said: “The aim of these schemes is to tackle the issue of bogus callers, distraction burglary and rogue traders. These people do prey on elderly and vulnerable people, tricking their way into their homes and either stealing from them, or charging them extortionate amounts of money for little or no work. These zones send out a clear message to the criminals to stay away, and they generally do. They know the residents in this area are aware of the issue, looking out for each other and that they will ring the police immediately if they have any suspicions. If anyone wants to set up a similar scheme in their road, or group of roads then they just need to give us a call and we will arrange it.”
Call the non emergency number and ask for details of your local crime prevention officers to set up a No Cold Calling Zone.
South Kesteven (Stamford) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Theft of Vehicle - Lancaster Road, Stamford – Incident 488 of July 20
Police are appealing for information after a van was stolen in Stamford. This incident took place in Lancaster Road, Stamford, sometime between July 13 and July 20, wile the owner was away on holiday.Thieves broke into a white Mercedes van, registration, R942NRD, and stole it. The van also contained about £4,000 worth of tools.
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
