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Spalding victims of car thefts asked to contact police after hoard found at town address

Richard Rush — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:49:07 +0000

Lincolnshire Police are asking for anyone who believes they’ve been a victim of thefts from vehicles in Spalding over the last few weeks to come forward after finding a hoard of items at an address linked to a suspect. It follows police raiding a property in The Meadows on Wednesday (September 9) and arresting a […]

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Village church vandalised for a second time

Richard Rush — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:38:19 +0000

Police have put on extra patrols again after a church was vandalised for a second time. Iron guttering was found to have been ripped off the side of St John the Evangelist Church in Weston Hills shortly after 11am on Sunday, September 6. A spokesman for Weston Parish Council, said: “We are saddened to report […]

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Family’s relief as daughter’s killer won’t get early release

Richard Rush — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:55:51 +0000

A mum whose daughter was killed by a dangerous driver says she’s ‘hugely relieved’ that her killer won’t be released early from jail, but ‘angry’ that it was even a possibility. It has been a difficult few weeks for the family of Amy Cooper as they feared her killer would be let out three years […]

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Three arrested after report of assault in Spalding town centre

Richard Rush — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:03:31 +0000

Three people have been arrested after a report of an assault in Spalding town centre yesterday evening (Wednesday, August 27). Police say they were called to the incident in the Chapel Lane alleyway off New Street just before 6.40pm. A police spokesman said: “Three men have been arrested aged 36, 18 and 19 on suspicion […]

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Police attend wedding after report of assault and criminal damage to bouncy castle

Richard Rush — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:49:46 +0000

Lincolnshire Police are investigating after they were called to a wedding on Saturday, August 22 following reports of an assault and criminal damage. They were called to Crowtree Farm at Wykeham at 10.45pm, following a report of an assault and ‘criminal damage to a bouncy castle’. A police spokesman said: “It was reported that a […]

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Illegal cigarettes found in car spotted driving suspiciously as officers searched seven ‘Spalding area’ shops

Richard Rush — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:14:29 +0000

Police and Trading Standards officials found ‘large quantities’ of illegal cigarettes in a car spotted driving ‘suspiciously’ while raiding seven ‘Spalding area’ premises on Saturday, August 22. Barber shops were among the premises raided, though officers said they found no evidence of criminal activity in any of the searches. A car driving ‘suspiciously’ did catch […]

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Two Spalding properties including former Royal Mail building searched as part of murder investigation

Richard Rush — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:09:20 +0000

Police have searched two Spalding properties this week as part of a murder investigation relating to a man from Leicester last seen alive in April 2024. Both the derelict former Royal Mail depot on Spring Gardens and a property on Holbeach Road were searched on Tuesday August 18. Leicestershire Police say it was in relation […]

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Woman pretended to be carer to steal £125 from 89-year-old in his Long Sutton home

Richard Rush — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:31:56 +0000

Police have launched an appeal after a woman walked into the Long Sutton home of an 89-year-old and pretended to be a carer to steal £125. The incident happened at 8.30pm on Tuesday (August 11) on Dick Turpin Way. Police say an unknown woman entered the property through the rear door and claimed she was […]

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Man charged with rape and sexual offences

Richard Rush — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:36:07 +0000

A 40-year-old man has been charged with rape, sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault by touching, in Spalding. Christopher Morris, of Parkside Crescent, appeared before Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday August 5 where he was remanded to prison while awaiting a plea hearing at Lincoln Crown Court on September 2. The allegations relate to […]

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Police hunt male after report of daytime serious sexual assault on teen in Crowland park

Richard Rush — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:12:20 +0000

An appeal has been launched after a report a teenage boy was subjected to a serious sexual assault by a male in a Crowland park. Lincolnshire Police say the incident is alleged to have happened close to the basketball court in Snowden Pavilion Park near Six Acre Lane sometime between 12.15pm and 12.45pm. A police […]

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