May 2024
Neighbourhood Watch Report May 2024.
It’s been very quiet in our village for the last couple of months .
The only incident I have to report is a villager who lives up at High Barn .
She reported that a car being driven too fast with a noisy exhaust scared her horses
in her field.
She has cctv footage and will be sending it into the police.
There are no other incidents to report in our village .
Please remain vigilant and alert at all times.
Surrounding areas from our Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Thousands of pounds worth of tools and equipment have been stolen from vans
in the Horncastle and Coningsby area.
The offences all happened over night where work vans have been targeted and
items stolen.
A number of empty tool boxes and tool bags have been found in Mareham on the Hill.
In the early hours of this morning whilst looking for a missing person
in the Tattershall area one of our patrols stopped a vehicle which did not contain
the missing person but also did not have car insurance .
The car was seized and the driver will be prosecuted.
The police have had reports of workers attending properties and offering
their left over materials to repair driveways and footpaths free of charge .
They are then demanding money on the completion of the work.
Five youths were stopped by police in a derelict building in Coningsby and will
be dealt with using anti social behaviour legislation .
Derelict buildings are dangerous and entering them may make you liable to arrest
for causing damage or suspicion of burglary.
The public contacted the NPT about a scooter being ridden anti socially
by youths in the Coningsby area .
They attended and the scooter is now in police possession.
The rider had no helmet or a driving licence or insurance.
A police patrol stopped a car in the Horncastle area .The driver failed a roadside
drugs wipe and was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs .
They also stopped and seized another car in Horncastle that was travelling to
the coast . It turned out to be a stolen car.
The driver was arrested.
A police patrol stopped a car in Spilsby . The driver had no insurance so the car
was seized . The driver will be prosecuted.
Lincolnshire Rural Crime Action Team said they were seeing an increase in thefts
from churches within Lincolnshire.
Many of these items were hundreds of years old.
They often hold no value but they are priceless to the church , congregation
and of course the community .
They are also irreplaceable and lost forever.
Four men were caught and fined £20,000 after they destroyed farmers fields
and were caught with possession of hare coursing equipment and dogs .
The police gave a warning that anyone thinking about travelling to Lincolnshire
to commit offences their message is clear - don’t.
If you do we will find you and you will be punished.
Our Neighbourhood Policing Team new engagement dates.
Horncastle Market Place on May 23rd 3pm - 4pm.
Also Spilsby Market Square on June 25th 3pm - 4pm
If you are in these areas please pop along to say hello to PC Andy Beard
and PC Daniel Beard.
Marc Jones has been re-elected as our Police and Crime Commissioner for
Lincolnshire.
You will be pleased to know that our Neighbourhood Policing Team are still
continuing to do village drive throughs .
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 any problems in connection with NHW please contact me on
01790 763521
Or email me lindacreedy47@aol.com
Linda Creedy Neighbourhood Watch Co -Ordinator.