Holbeach: Two men charged with multiple burglaries, fraud and car theft

Three burglaries, two frauds and a car theft.

Officers have charged Joshua Lawrence-West, 22, of no fixed address, with three burglaries of homes in Holbeach which took place at Mill Bank, on 1 July, Branches Lane, on 25 June, and Church Street on 4 June – also the date and location of the theft of the motor vehicle taken following this burglary.

West is also charged with two counts of fraud by false representation at two shops on Fleet Street in Holbeach on 4 June and 1 July.

Daniel Smith, 26, of Pheasant Street, Holbeach, was charged with one burglary of the home on Branches Lane, Holbeach, which was reported to have taken place on 25 June.

The arrests and subsequent charges follow targeted and meticulous work from our Intelligence Department, Force Pro-Active Team and CID, making use of CCTV and conducting house-to-house enquiries. 

Both appeared at Lincoln Magistrate’s Court yesterday, 4 July.

Last year we launched our campaign, Beating Burglary Together, in which we pledged to tell you more about where burglaries are occurring and what we are doing to tackle the problem. Find out more about our campaign, one year on: Beating burglary together: one year on | Lincolnshire Police (lincs.police.uk)