Crime

A man who had sex with three under-age girls after targeting them on social media was today jailed for 16 years at Lincoln Crown Court.

Charity shop staff say they feel ‘deeply upset’ by ‘heartless’ raiders who stole customer donations and caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.

A 14-year-old boy has been banned from entering four town shops as part of efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour in the town.

Concerns about drug dealing, money laundering and the whereabouts of Uppingham’s police constable were put to the police and crime commissioner.

Volunteers who are trying to reduce speeding in their village were told they should be ‘ashamed of themselves’ by foul mouthed residents.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of spraying a suspected noxious substance into another vehicle following a crash.

The trial of a man who denies the murder of another man in Spalding has been put back until July.

A woman has been scammed out of money after she tried to buy concert tickets through a social media site.

An MP is ‘pressing hard’ for stricter laws on tobacco sales — with the high price of cigarettes blamed for a spate of crime.

People will have the chance to grill the police and crime commissioner at a meeting tomorrow night.

A man faces a jail sentence after he admitted intentionally strangling a woman over the Christmas period.

Around £55,000-worth of illegal drugs have been seized following a major police operation.

Police are investigating reports of a robbery.

A man has been handed a fine after his rubbish was found dumped on the side of the road.

Tribute has been paid to an ‘utterly adored’ teenager who died following a fatal collision last week.

A man who sexually attacked two underage girls has been jailed for nine years.

A woman has received a substantial payout against a children’s home operator after suffering abuse from her support worker.

Police are investigating a report of a robbery near a town car wash.

From satanic rituals to thefts and smashing stained-glass windows, more than 270 crimes have been committed at churches over a three-year period.

A landscape gardener who denies raping a woman in her home said he only visited the address for ten minutes to provide a quote for some fencing.