Louth Leader - Crime Feed

Missing Scunthorpe woman may have Lincolnshire connections

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:46:33 GMT

Humberside Police are appealing for help in locating a woman who has been reported missing in Scunthorpe but who has Lincolnshire connections.

Thieves leaves North Cotes house flooded after break-in

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:11:19 GMT

Police are investigating a burglary in North Cotes where thieves deliberately flooded the house and smeared cat food around.

Louth man appears in court on charges of possessing and supplying drugs

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:55 GMT

A Louth man has been committed to Lincoln Crown Court on six drugs charges.

Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel chairman to stand down after ‘farcical’ chief constable saga

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:35:27 GMT

The under-fire chairman of Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Panel is to stand down from his role next month in the wake of the suspended chief constable saga.

Police warn of ‘extremely unsafe’ Manby building which was gutted by arson attack

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:14:09 GMT

Police are warning people against going inside or near a former RAF building in Manby which was gutted by an arson attack on Tuesday night, which they say is ‘extremely unsafe’.

Louth man’s threatening texts were ‘a desperate cry for help’

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:59:29 GMT

A Louth man admitted harassment after sending more than 100 text messages to his ex-girlfriend, some of which contained threats.

UPDATE: Police investigating suspected arson attack on ex-RAF building in Manby

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:01:52 GMT

Lincolnshire Police are investigating whether a huge blaze at a historic former RAF building in Manby late on Tuesday night was the result of an arson attack.

Lincolnshire Police commissioner and crime panel chairman under fire from MPs in Westminster

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:03 GMT

Two of Lincolnshire highest profile elected policing figures have been probed by MPs this afternoon at a Home Affairs Committee meeting in Westminster.

Works belonging to international textile artists stolen during workshop at Louth school

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:22 GMT

Artwork belonging to two internationally acclaimed textile artists that was ‘worth thousands’ has been stolen from Monks’ Dyke Tennyson College in Louth over the weekend.

Video: Taskforce leader set to get to grips with Lincolnshire Police chief constable’s suspension

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:43:38 GMT

A new taskforce has been created to allow the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel to ‘get to the bottom of’ the suspension of the force’s chief constable in February.

RSPCA investigating suspected dog poisonings in Louth

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:36:37 GMT

A dog owner in Louth says he is ‘distraught’ after his beloved pet Labrador died and another became seriously ill after apparently being poisoned.

Video: Saltfleetby Parish Council chairman brands crime panel exclusion ‘a disgrace’

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:20:36 GMT

The chairman of Saltfleetby Parish Council says she feels ‘disappointed’ by an apparent error which left members of the public unable to watch a high-profile crime panel meeting.

Video: Uproar as public ‘excluded’ from Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel meeting

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:42:12 GMT

Members of the public have labelled the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Panel a ‘shambles’ after they were inadvertently excluded from an extraordinary meeting this afternoon.

Police believe stolen 1,000 litre container found near Louth was being readied for diesel thefts

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:49:00 GMT

Police believe the discovery of a stolen 1,000 litre oil container near Louth may have prevented many rural fuel thefts.

Purse, iPhone and Kindle stolen in theft from unlocked house in Fotherby

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:47:17 GMT

A handbag containing an iPhone, Amazon Kindle and purse full of cash has been stolen from an unlocked house in Fotherby.

Police probe break-in at North Somercotes

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:47:43 GMT

Police are investigating the theft of a ride on lawn mower, power tools and an off road motorcycle during a burglary in North Somercotes.

Beware rogue traders posing as council crew

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:05:22 GMT

Lincolnshire Trading Standards is warning people to be wary of callers offering to resurface driveways.

Sacked worker hit former supervisor

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:57:51 GMT

A man, who had just been sacked from his job at a North Somercotes company, hit his former supervisor because he thought he was laughing at him.

Police probe theft of motorbike cover from Louth garden

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:46:15 GMT

Police in Louth are investigating the theft of a motorcycle cover from the garden of a house in the town.

Update: Woman bailed in money laundering probe at Ella Henderson family home in Tetney

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:54:58 GMT

The 49-year-old woman arrested as part of the money laundering investigation by police at the family home of Ella Henderson in Tetney has been released on bail.