Lincolnshire Police Media Briefing For The 24 Hours To 0700 Thursday 29th 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
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 - Arrests In Lincoln - Incident 352 26th July 2010
Two females aged 23 & 13 were arrested in connection with a sneak in Burglary that occurred at 4:00pm 26/07/10 on Cotman Road Lincoln where a 42" LCD TV was stolen. The two females were arrested nearby and the TV was recovered.
Sylvia Jean EDMONDS aged 23 of Westwick Gardens Lincoln was charged on 27/07/10 with this burglary and another burglary offence is to be taken into consideration.
She appeared at LDMC on 28/07/10 and was remanded in custody to appear at Lincoln Crown Court on 4th August 2010
The 13-year-old girl was bailed until 2/08/10 when she will return to the police station.
Attempted Dwelling Burglary - Brayford Quay, Lincoln - Incident 171 27th July 2010
Two men were disturbed as they attempted to enter a property on Brayford Quay. Marks were found on a window. the men ran away. They are described as: 1. man in a white jacket with shaven hair. 2. A man in a dark jacket and dark trousers with dark hair. Both men are aged between 19 and 25.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC Nick Schofield at Lincoln Police Station via 0300 111 0300
UPDATE 2 - Arson - Highgate Farm, Highgate Lane, Normanby-by-Spital - Incident 42 of 19 July 2010
The two men arrested yesterday (28/7/10) remain in police custody.
UPDATE 1 - Arson - Highgate Farm, Highgate Lane, Normanby-by-Spital - Incident 42 of 19 July 2010
Officers investigating the arson at Highgate Farm as seen below, have arrested two men on suspicion of arson and blackmail. The men arrested are a 25 year-old man from London and a 25 year-old man from Driffield North Humberside. They were detained earlier today and remain in custody.
We are now able to reveal that eight rabbits died in the blaze at the farm on Monday 19th July. The animals were in the rear of the van which was destroyed in the arson attack.
ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE - Arson - Highgate Farm, Highgate Lane, Normanby-by-Spital - Incident 42 of 19 July 2010
This offence took place at about 2.20am on Monday 19 July. A white Mercedes Sprinter van was discovered on fire in the yard at the farm. Fire and Rescue attended the scene. The van was totally destroyed. It is believed that the van was set on fire deliberately and police are investigating an offence of arson. Anyone with any information as to who committed this offence, or who saw anything suspicious in the area between midnight and the time the fire was discovered, is asked to contact Market Rasen Police on 0300 111 0300 quoting incident number 42 of 19 July 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 Nerys McGarry 0n 01754 614324 or mobile 07789 920683 e-mail: nerys.mcgarry@lincs.pnn.police.uk
Skegness Neighbourhood Policing Area
Arson, Ailby near Alford - Incident 537 of 27 July 2010
Police are appealing for witnesses to the deliberate ignition of a stack of straw bales near a farm at Ailby. In this instance, the stack was small and the old straw was not of a high value but, at this time of year, officers request the assistance of members of the public and ask them to be vigilant of suspicious behaviour near hay and straw stacks and to report any unusual vehicles or activity in the vicinity.
Anyone with information should contact Skegness Police Station on 0300 111 0300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Diesel Theft, Hassall Road, Skegness - Incident 63 of 28 July 2010
This incident took place overnight between 27 and 28 July. The offenders gained entry to a compound at a concrete company in Hassall Road in Skegness and stole diesel from two cement mixer lorries.
Anyone with information should contact Skegness Police Station on 0300 111 0300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Horncastle Neighbourhood Policing Area
Diesel Theft, Middlemarsh Road, Croft – Incident 117 of 27 July 2010
This incident occurred overnight between 26 and 27 July at a concrete company on Middlemarsh Road in Croft. The offenders gained entry to the secure compound and initially attempted to steal a quantity of detergent product. When this was unsuccessful, they then stole an amount of diesel from a van parked in the compound.
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 (Stamford) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary - Whattoff Way, Baston – Incident 214 of 27 July 2010
Police are appealing for information after a house in Baston was burgled.
This incident took place between around 11.40am and 12 noon on July 27 in Whattof Way, Baston. An offender forced open patio windows and searched the house. It is unclear at this stage what has been taken.
South Kesteven (Grantham) Neighbourhood Policing Area
Serious Road Collision - B6403 Ermine Street, Ancaster - Incident 383 of 28th July 2010
This collision took place at about 5:55pm on 28th July 2010. A black Ford Puma driven by a 35-year-old man from Little Ponton was in collision with a grey Peugeot 207 driven by a 26-year-old woman from Oakham. Both drivers were taken to Lincoln County Hospital. The Puma driver was detained with a gash to his head, a broken leg and a broken collar bone. The Peugeot driver was detained with a dislocated elbow and general bruising. None of the injuries are thought to be life threatening. The road was re-opened at around 11:00pm.
The officer investigating the cause of the crash is PC Andrew Bridges of Grantham Roads Policing Unit. He is asking witnesses to contact him via the Lincs Police Collision Witness Hotline 01522 558855.
South Holland Neighbourhood Policing Area
Burglary - Barrington Gate, Holbeach – Incident 66 of 28 July 2010
Police are appealing for information after cash was stolen from a house in Holbeach.
This incident took place between 11pm on July 27 and 7am this morning. An offender climbed through a small window on a set of bay windows at the front of a house in Barrington Gate, Holbeach, and stole a handbag and purse containing cash.
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.
