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Crime and Courts
Prank backfires at works party
TWO men were over the drink-drive limit when they decided to move a mate’s car to another parking space as a prank at the works “Christmas do”, Spalding magistrates heard.
Arrest warrant
MAGISTRATES issued an arrest warrant without bail for former Weston Hills man Alan Howarth when he failed to attend court in Spalding on a charge of sexually touching a girl aged 11.
2 commentsDrunk man threatened to torch pub
THREATENING to “torch” a pub in Donington after staff stopped him from becoming a drink-driver has left a man with a £165 court bill.
Holbeach St Johns man ‘flew to Australia to sexually abuse kids’
IN a prison cell in New South Wales, Australia, a man awaits trial accused of sexual assault of two girls aged just 12 and 14.
Farm worker jailed for 18 years for stabbing housemate
A FARM worker who tried to rip the heart from a woman after horrifically stabbing her in the chest has today been jailed for 18 years.
17 comments78-year-old woman in custody for attempted murder
A 78-YEAR-old Long Sutton woman denied attempting to murder her husband when she appeared before Lincoln Crown Court today.
Sent for trial
A MAN of 18 was remanded in custody by Grantham magistrates on Thursday when he appeared in court accused of dangerous driving after a car crashed in Foxes Low Road, Holbeach, on Wednesday.
Two accused of witness intimidation
A MAN and a woman accused of intimidating a court witness have been sent to Lincoln Crown Court.
Caller glad policeman was shot in the head
A MAN of 22 phoned police on the day of an armed police siege at Sutton St James to say he was pleased an officer had been shot in the head and that “a lot more people should go around doing this sort of thing”.
2 commentsArrested man breaks handcuffs
OFFICERS were left with a pair of broken handcuffs when a man became violent in the back of a police van.
Police warning over ‘cat’ thefts
MOTORISTS are being warned to be on guard following another spate of catalytic converter thefts in South Holland.
2 commentsPolice warning over ‘Mediterranean men’
LINCOLNSHIRE Police have issued a warning after reports of men of “Mediterranean appearance” asking people for money.
7 commentsBREAKING NEWS: Police witness appeal
SPALDING police want to trace a man who was being “abusive and aggressive” to ambulance crews attending to a patient who suffered a suspected heart attack yesterday (Thursday).
7 commentsRoad death case in court
A MOTORIST who collided with a pedestrian on the A17 at Holbeach has denied causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.
New police cells and office could be in Sutterton
A TWO-storey police office and 30-cell custody suite could be built at Sutterton – or on another site between Spalding and Boston – by the world’s largest security company, G4S.
7 commentsTeenager turned on paramedics who caught him stealing from ambulance
PARAMEDICS have branded a Spalding teenager “disgusting” after he stole from an ambulance while they treated an elderly woman.
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Round-the-clock cameras would leave criminals nowhere to hide
CRIMINALS could soon find there’s nowhere to hide in South Holland’s town centres if plans go ahead to monitor CCTV cameras 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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UPDATE: Warning over meat from sheep ‘butchered’ in field
Tuesday, 1pm - MEAT from a pregnant sheep which was slaughtered in a field near Spalding is unfit for human consumption, police have warned.
12 commentsPolice use Taser gun on man who punched them
A JUDGE on Wednesday warned violence against the police would not be tolerated after officers used a Taser gun to arrest a Spalding man who assaulted them.
4 commentsSentence cut for jailed stabber
A THUG who stabbed a Spalding pub-goer on his way home had his sentence cut by top judges on Tuesday.
4 commentsMotor part engraving is popular
FREE engraving events to protect motorists against theft have been hailed as a success by South Holland’s police officers.
Warning to be on the lookout for fake booze
POLICE and trading standards officers in Lincolnshire are stepping up warnings about potentially deadly counterfeit alcohol that may find its way into pubs and off-licences.
4 commentsSiege man died from gunshot to head
THE man at the centre of an armed siege in Sutton St James died from a gunshot wound to the head, an inquest has been told.
Love affair with guitar teacher left 14-year-old girl with lasting damage
FOR a 14-year-old girl it was love, but 16 years on Stacey Fernandes is finally coming to terms with a relationship which left lasting damage.
26 commentsFather’s ill baby forces re-sentencing
HOLBEACH dad William Gaskin was re-sentenced for assault after Spalding magistrates heard he cannot complete an 80-hour work order because he is helping to care for his baby girl who has two holes in her heart.
4 commentsAbduction case: two cleared
A SUTTON Bridge woman and her King’s Lynn partner were on Tuesday cleared of charges involving the abduction of and a sex attack on a teenage girl and perverting the course of justice.
Guitar teacher jailed for relationship with girl (14)
A GUITAR tutor who had a sexual relationship with a “vulnerable” 14-year-old girl has been jailed for 30 months.
‘Armed siege man chased me off with a gun’
THE man at the centre of last week’s armed siege in Sutton St James has been accused of chasing someone down the street with a gun.
5 commentsDisabled man to pay back £20k benefits
A DISABLED Spalding man was handed a £680 court bill on top of the £20,883.35 he must repay to the Department for Work and Pensions for failing to tell them his condition had improved.
20 commentsTeenager grew cannabis at home
THIRTEEN cannabis plants were found growing in the house of a 19-year-old who has smoked the drug since he was just 13.
5 commentsARMED SIEGE TRAGEDY: Our questions go unanswered
WE put a number of questions about last week’s armed siege to Lincolnshire Police, but officers say they are unable to answer them until the inquest into Barry Horspool’s death.
7 commentsDrove to help friend after glasses of wine
A MAN who went to pick a friend up from work after drinking three glasses of wine has been banned from driving for three years.
3 comments£460 bill for racially abusing taxi driver
SELF-employed door fitter Victor Bull swore at an Asian taxi driver – telling him to go back where he came from – while a policewoman was trying to help him get a ride home.
Man will face trial for Internet fraud
BOURNE man Kelvin Ralph faces trial at Lincoln Crown Court for fraud charges where he is alleged to have opened Internet bank accounts in other names intending to take out loans totalling thousands of pounds.
Lonely delivery driver crashed while over limit
LONELY delivery driver Marcin Lis overturned his car into a ditch on Bourne Road, Spalding, when he had too much to drink on the night he went out to see a pal.
2 commentsGirl of 13 admits to arson at flat
A GIRL of 13 set fire to curtains in a Spalding flat and, as the fire spread, neighbours from the block were evacuated from their homes by her friends.
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ARMED SIEGE TRAGEDY: Police officer WAS shot
UPDATE Friday, 3.30pm: Lincolnshire Police have revealed that the officer injured in Tuesday’s armed siege WAS hit by a bullet fired by Barry Horspool.
Former PCSO jailed for raping girl (12)
A FORMER police community support officer has been jailed for ten years for the rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl.
Farm shop burgled
BURGLARS have stolen cash from a till in an overnight raid at a farm shop in Gedney.
1 commentMopeds stolen
THIEVES stole two mopeds from the driveway of a house in Hereward Road, Spalding on Monday night.
ARMED SIEGE TRAGEDY: Police escort was needed for baby
VILLAGERS have spoken of their shock at Tuesday afternoon’s dramatic events.
Assault and driving charges put off
A SUTTON Bridge man facing charges including two assaults, criminal damage and dangerous driving had his hearing adjourned to February 7 when he appeared at Spalding Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.
ARMED SIEGE TRAGEDY: ‘Barry a real gentleman who loved family’
THE man found dead at his home in Sutton St James has been described as a “gentleman who would always talk about his family”.
1 commentLong Sutton lead thieves caught
THIEVES who stole lead roof gullies from homes in Station Road, Long Sutton, were caught by police at Kirton.
1 commentGrieving grandson abuses paramedics
A GRIEVING man – who lay down drunk in a cold, wet field – was abusive to emergency service personnel when they went to his aid.
Speeding motorcyclist killed doing wheelie
A MOTORCYCLIST who died after crashing into the back of a van in Spalding had been performing a wheelie just seconds earlier.
3 commentsArrests made in cable theft case
TWO men have been arrested in connection with the theft of some cabling near to the railway line in Spalding.
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Speed plea after third car crashes into wall
A FAMILY is calling for traffic calming measures outside their home after a third car ploughed through a garden wall.
4 commentsIsolated home target of thieves
A NUMBER of gas cannisters have been stolen from an isolated property in Deeping St Nicholas.
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Weather for Spalding
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 9 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 37 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 9 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 21 mph
Wind direction: South west
