November 2024
Neighbourhood Watch Report November 2024.
Since our last report in September we have had a few suspicious incidents
in our village .
In October a villager noticed lights around one of the unoccupied lodges
on Royal View Hagnaby Road.
The owner was contacted and they said they were not expecting anyone at
the lodge.
The police were called out but nothing was found .
Hopefully if anyone had been there they had been disturbed by the villager
and hopefully won’t return .
Suspicious person in our village .
I was contacted by a villager from Hagnaby Road about a young man who was acting suspiciously in their road .
He stopped to ask them if there was a shop in the village . He appeared to be on foot .
He was between 20-30 years old . He was approximately 6ft tall and very slim wearing black jogging bottoms and a grey / green Parker style coat .
He walked off but kept stopping to look behind .
A villager spoke to this male along Chapel Lane and this male said he did not know where he was and wanted directions to the nearest shop .
He said he had had an argument with his girlfriend and she had ditched him here with just a tent and no mobile phone .
This same villager noticed a tattoo on the left side of this male's neck
which he thought said Rogue Dogs .
I drove around the village but could not see him . I saw a dog walker who told me he was camping in the rout yard .
I went to the castle towards the rout yard where another dog walker told me that a male was knocking on doors asking for cigarettes and matches .
He had said his camper van had broken down .
He kept changing his story .
As we were talking this male appeared and started to make his way through to the rout yard gate .
I asked him if he was camping there but he carried on waking and shouted over his shoulder that he was going to pack up and go . I asked him where he came from and he said Boston . He continued on his way towards where his tent was pitched .
It could have innocent and harmless but he should not be camping in the rout yard and knocking on doors .
I rang it in on 101 and also made our Neighbourhood Policing Team aware .
Incident number 30/10/2024 229 .
I also sent them cctv footage which had been sent to me of this male walking along Moat Lane and then knocking at the Black Horse Pub front and back door . He was asking them for a lighter and cigarettes .
Our Neighbourhood Policing Team Daniel Green and Andy Beard came out a couple of times and tried to locate this male without success .
They managed to find his tent tucked away in a hedgerow .Unfortunately it was empty and there was no sign of any of his belongings . They left their card behind and asked the male to contact them if he was a rough sleeper .
If he was one they said they could provide him with advice and make referrals to other agencies to get him help.
They thought it was odd and they wondered how did he arrive here . There is no transport and this is a rural village .
They wanted to locate this person to find out for what reason he was in our village and also if he was a rough sleeper why would he leave his tent behind .
The police have a care of duty to keep our village safe but also a care of duty to make sure this male was also safe .
They suggested if he did not return then the tent should be removed .
I spoke to Councillor Wills Wright about the tent and she kindly contacted Heritage Lincolnshire who came out and removed it and put it into storage incase this male came back and suggested we had stolen his tent .
Surrounding Area .
In the early hours the police received a report of a dangerous vehicle being driven around Woodhall Spa . The driver was located and arrested for failing a roadside breath test.
In Horncastle the police executed a search warrant at a property .
Three people were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in supplying drugs .
A motorist failed to stop for the police . Pursuit was aborted for public safety .
The vehicle was abandoned , located and seized .The driver was identified and has been reported for having no licence , failing to stop and driving without due care . He was awaiting prosecution .
A property was broken into Hall Corner East Keal .
The police received a report of a disturbance at a pub in the Spilsby area .
A male was arrested for assault .
Two people were arrested on suspicion of burglary . One was also found to be in possession of illegal drugs . The investigation is on going .
The police also stopped and arrested a drink driver in the Sibsey area and
another one in Horncastle area . Both are expected a date in court .
Two males were caught hare coursing in Lincolnshire and surrounding counties .
Their dogs were seized and will be re homed . They were banned from keeping dogs for fifteen years . Their mobile phone , van and equipment were also seized .They will have to pay fines and costs over £14.000 .
A female who owned and run Alternative Animal Sanctuary in New York has been banned for life from keeping animals after an investigation found she kept them in appalling conditions .
She was given a suspended prison sentence and was ordered to pay £65.000 .
A police patrol stopped a car in Coningsby area for having no insurance .
The driver was suspected for driving under the influence of drugs . He was found to have a quantity of illegal drugs . He was arrested and his car was seized .
The police stopped a car in Horncastle area which was seized for having no insurance .The driver will face prosecution .
A police search warrant was executed at a property in Horncastle .
Three people were arrested of being concerned in the supply of drugs.
If anyone has concerns about drugs in the community you can report it
anonymously to crime stoppers .
A driver had his car seized in the Horncastle area for licence and insurance offences and a male was arrested for driving his vehicle three times over the alcohol limit . He will face prosecution .
Criminals tried to break into a shed in Hagworthingham but thankfully
they were unsuccessful .
This did not stop them as they returned the following night .
The owner disturbed two men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas
coming up his driveway just after midnight .
This time they appeared to be carrying something like bolt croppers .
The owner shouted and the two men ran away . The police have been informed .
A person was captured on a cctv camera in Horncastle hiding and loitering behind cars . Luckily the police were in the area .
A couple of nights ago a police patrol stopped a car in East Keal .
It transpired that the car was on cloned number plates and the driver had no insurance .
The car was seized and the driver will be prosecuted .
Our local police patrol discovered two suspicious vehicles that sped off from the police in the Horncastle area .
After a short chase the officers arrested four suspects for several
offences including taking a vehicle without consent , failing to stop ,
dangerous driving , licence and insurance offences and a quantity of
illegal drugs were recovered .
The investigation is still ongoing .
An owner of a yard in Stickney was alerted that some people were looking around his yard with torches . After visiting the yard no one could be found but as soon as he left the torches were turned back on again .
Luckily they had been captured on the owners cctv camera so he rang the police who came out within minutes .
They did not find anyone after a good search .
The owner went on to say that the police are active in this area for a reason
and everyone needs to keep a look out .
A car was stopped in the Horncastle area due to the manner it was being
driven . The driver failed a roadside drug wipe and drugs were found in the car . The driver was arrested .
Can you please make sure your property is made secure at all times.
Please continue to remain vigilant and alert and if you see or hear anything suspicious please ring Lincolnshire Police on 101 immediately to give them
a chance to get to the incident .
If anyone has a problem in connection with NHW then please contact me
on 01790 763521 or email me on lindacreedy47@aol.com
Linda Creedy Neighbourhood Watch Co - Ordinator .