Lincolnshire Police Media Briefing For The 24 Hours To 0700 Wednesday 28th July 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
PLEASE NOTE - NEW STAFFING AND MEDIA BRIEFING ARRANGEMENTS FROM LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE FROM NEXT WEEK - SEE GENERAL & MISCELLANEOUS SECTION BELOW
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
Op Fusion - Holbeach Man Charged With Burglary at Hotel in Lincoln
Yesterday Spalding CID charged Michael James Weaver (27), of West End, Holbeach, with burglary at the White Hart Hotel in Bailgate, Lincoln, on July 19. A laptop worth around £400 was stolen. Weaver was arrested and questioned by detectives at Spalding Police Station. He was then charged and released on conditional police bail to appear at Lincoln Magistrates Court on August 13.
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
Skegness Neighbourhood Policing Area
Theft of Vehicle, Anchor Lane, Ingoldmells – Incident 110 of 26 July 2010
Police are appealing for information after a yellow JCB digger, registration HP04 HHU, was stolen from a premises on Anchor Lane in Ingoldmells. The offenders gained entry to the site some time between Friday 23 July and Monday 26 July via a fence panel at the rear of the premises.
Anyone with information should contact Skegness Police Station on 0300 111 0300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Louth And Mablethorpe Neighbourhood Policing Area
Diesel Theft, Clover Road, Willoughby – Incident 145 of 26 July 2010
This incident took place over the weekend between Friday 23 and Monday 26 July. The offenders gained entry to the premises on Clover Road in Willoughby and stole 200 litres of diesel from two lorries parked in the yard. Anyone with information should contact Mablethorpe Police Station on 0300 111 0300 quoting the above incident number or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
New Initiative Raises Awareness Of Rural Burglaries
An initiative has been launched to encourage residents in rural communities to focus on their home security arrangements. The move is in response to the seasonal rise in thefts of tools and gardening equipment from insecure sheds and garages at remote properties and rural villages. The Rural Burglary Initiative has been organised by PC Paul French, a Neighbourhood Response Officer from Louth and Mablethorpe and he will be engaging the help of Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinators and PCSOs from the local Neighbourhood Policing team to distribute letters that contain crime prevention advice and information about property marking. On the reverse of the letter is a form on which residents can record the details of all their equipment such as lawnmowers, strimmers, high value tools or any other valuable property. “It’s all quite simple, really, “ explained PC French, “It’s about prevention, deterrent and recovery. We want to encourage residents to take the necessary steps to avoid the crime happening in the first place by remembering to keep shed and garage doors locked and to consider the use of shed alarms. We want to promote the use of property marking techniques such as UV, Smartwater and overt paints and finally, we want to ensure that stolen items can re reunited with their owners. Recording serial numbers and distinctive features and keeping that information safe and separate to the item will really assist the Police in identifying stolen property”. Residents are asked to a be vigilant to suspicious vehicles and activity and to report any concerns to the Police on 0300 111 0300. If it is suspected that a burglary is in process, then call 999.
ENDS
A photograph of PC Paul French, PCSO Lucy Morris and a homeowner is available along with a copy of the Rural Burglary Initiative letter and property recording form from Nerys McGarry.
Horncastle Neighbourhood Policing Area
Theft From Vehicle, Market Place, Burgh Le Marsh – Incident 250 Of 26 July 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses to a theft that occurred in the Market Place in Burgh Le Marsh around 1pm on Monday 26 July. A white LDV delivery van was parked near to the butcher’s shop in the village and, while the driver was inside the shop making his delivery, the offender stole an amount of cash in a container from the front seat of the van.
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
Theft From Vehicle - Translinc, Barrowby Road, Grantham
Police are appealing for information after a catalytic converter was stolen from a minibus in Grantham. This incident took place sometime between 6pm on July 25 and 10am the following morning at Translinc in Barrowby Road, Grantham. Offenders entered the commercial yard and cut the catalytic converter from the minibus.
South Kesteven (Stamford) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary - Stamford Road, Market Deeping
Police are appealing for information after a car was stolen in a burglary in Market Deeping. This incident took place sometime between 8.15am on July 24 and 8.15am on July 26 in Stamford Road, Market Deeping. Offenders broke into the house by smashing a panel on the back door. They stole car keys from the kitchen and then stole a blue BMW convertible 3 Series, registration RN03XPG, from the drive.
South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Area
Op Fusion - Holbeach Man Charged With Burglary At Hotel In Lincoln
Yesterday Spalding CID charged Michael James Weaver (27), of West End, Holbeach, with burglary at the White Hart Hotel in Bailgate, Lincoln, on July 19. A laptop worth around £400 was stolen. Weaver was arrested and questioned by detectives at Spalding Police Station. He was then charged and released on conditional police bail to appear at Lincoln Magistrates Court on August 13.
For all non-emergency calls contact us on: 0300 111 0300
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
PLEASE NOTE - NEW STAFFING AND MEDIA BRIEFING ARRANGEMENTS FROM LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE FROM NEXT WEEK
The week-daily e-mail from the Lincolnshire Police HQ Press Office and the individual divisional communications officers will not be sent after 6th August 2010.
Details of all incidents will be placed directly on to the News Centre pages of our web site throughout each day as we get to hear of them and will continue to be updated as they develop. This will in effect be a 'viewable' Voicebank. We will continue to use the Voicebank system for negative returns and updating any incidents of note. This will now be backed up with a written version in the website News Centre - for full details about the News Centre please see below.
The current e-mail briefing is circulated to 161 addresses which have requested to receive it. Even if only half those recipients called our office only once a day, you can perhaps imagine how busy the phones are, especially when a newsworthy incident is running!
These new arrangements are aimed at making optimum use of our resources, improving our efficiency, providing an equable service to all those interested and providing you with a spontaneous briefing service and a quick and efficient way of checking current incidents.
The team in the HQ press office constantly keep track of incidents being called into the Force via the Force Command and Control Room. When incidents are significant enough for release they will be uploaded to our news centre and updated as they develop as well as being recorded on to the Voicebank. Anything we assess as of public and/or media interest will be shown on the News Centre and/or Voicebank. Because of this, the press office will treat as low priority any speculative or random calls relating to emergency service sirens and similar.
PLEASE NOTE - THE NEW SYSTEM WILL RUN ALONGSIDE THE OLD SYSTEM FOR A TRANSITION PERIOD BETWEEN 2ND AND 6TH AUGUST
Lincolnshire Police Website - News Centre
To access the ‘News Centre’ section of the Lincolnshire Police website visit: http://www.lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/ or click the ‘News Centre’ link in the main navigation. You can then navigate to the various sections from here or go direct to the sections as detailed below:
Here is a summary of the main News Centre sections:
Press Releases
http://www.lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/Press-Releases/
This section contains press releases issued by Lincolnshire Police and press releases issued on behalf of our partners. Press releases will be available online for 5 years from their original publication date, effectively creating a searchable news archive.
Appeals
http://www.lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/Appeals/
Lincolnshire Police appeals are split into two categories - ‘Witnesses And Information’ and ‘Missing Persons’
Witnesses And Information
http://www.lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/Appeals/Witnesses-and-Information/
Any media release where we are asking for assistance or information about an incident. Witness and information appeals are generally available online for 1 month from the initial publication date.
Missing Persons
http://www.lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/Appeals/Missing-Persons/
Appeals for information about missing people issued by Lincolnshire Police or on behalf of other UK police forces.
Missing persons appeals stay on the website until the person has been found. Periodically the incident log is checked for any developments and appeals are updated or removed as necessary.
Major Incidents
http://www.lincs.police.uk/News-Centre/Major-Incidents/
The Major Incidents section aims to store all public media releases (appeals, press releases, CCTV footage etc) relating to a particular high profile incident in one place to make it easier to track progress.
Releases about Major Incidents are also posted under the relevant appeals or press releases category as usual.
News Feeds
http://www.lincs.police.uk/rss.aspx
Our news feeds provide an easy way to keep up to date with Lincolnshire Police news and appeals.
News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines and appeals in one place, as soon as its published, without having to visit the website itself.
Most modern web browsers now offer ‘News Reader’ functionality or you can download separate software to install on your computer or mobile phone. For more about news feeds and how to view and use them please see the short BBC guide at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10628494
You can view and subscribe to all Lincolnshire Police news feeds at: http://www.lincs.police.uk/rss.aspx
The above changes co-incide with staff changes from early August:
HQ Press Office
Senior Press Officer
Dick Holmes will reduce hours to 4 days a week which facilitates the following part-time overlap of press office staff:
Press Officers
Jemma Peacock (formerly from West Division) returns to work at HQ Press Office on a 3 day week.
Debra Tinsley will also begin working a 3 day week.
Apart from periods of annual leave and other extractions this provide a service from the press office from 0830 to 1700 each weekday.
Divisional Communications Officers
West Division
James Newall will move from South Division to West Division on 2nd August 2010 - his contact numbers will be:
Office - 01522 885306 Mobile 07901 852937
East Division
Nerys McGarry will continue to cover East Division from her base at Skegness. Her contact details remain the same.
South Division
Jill Hill, formerly Communications & Engagement Officer for the Lincolnshire Criminal Justice Partnership will take over from James as Divisional Communications Officer from 9th August and be based at Grantham Police Station. Her numbers will be:
Office - 01476 403316 Mobile - 07768 615853
OUT OF HOURS
An out of hours on-call rota will continue to be operated by four of the team. Please note they are on-call at the behest of the Force Command and Control Centre for major incidents. Inspectors or Supervisors will continue to update the Voicebank with details of any incidents of note which happen when the press office team are not at work.
Any incidents of note over the weekend will be updated direct to the website news centre by the on-call press officer.
