Pair caged for more than 12 years for child sex offences
A middle-aged man persuaded a teenage girl to send him explicit photos of herself after using a false identity to make contact with her, Lincoln Crown Court was told.Gary Taylor, 48, contacted the girl...
View ArticleTwo injured and one arrested in incident at Lincolnshire terraced...
Two men were taken to hospital after police were called to a property in Witham Place, Boston.A riot van and two police cars were seen parked outside the three storey terraced building shortly before...
View ArticleMan charged with arson and grievous bodily harm after disturbance...
A man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and arson in connection with an incident in a Boston house. Rokas Kvietkauskas, 24, has been charged with grievous bodily harm and arson with intent to...
View ArticleTwo jailed after attack on disabled man in Lincolnshire street
Two men who carried out a street attack on a disabled man in the early hours of the morning have each been jailed for three-and-a-half years.Thomas Skelton and Joshua Venables struck as their...
View ArticleNew PCSOs ready to roll in Lincolnshire
Rookie PCSOs are ready to hit the beat across Lincolnshire after completing a gruelling training programme. Thirteen new Police Community Support Officers were presented with their powers card by Chief...
View ArticleAlleged attempted abduction in Lincolnshire park prompts social...
A warning has been posted on social media after a woman allegedly tried to abduct another woman's son and dog. The Facebook warnings were posted by Boston man Carl Bedford on behalf of his friend Kelly...
View ArticleLincolnshire MP hopes for fewer deaths with new legal highs laws...
Tougher laws on legal highs due to be introduced in the UK have been welcomed by the Boston MP after a man died.MP Matt Warman is hoping the new legislation will mean fewer fatalities.It follows the...
View ArticleGirl, 17, needs six stitches after being pushed over in Boston
A teenage girl needed six stitches in her head after being pushed over on a Lincolnshire street.The 17-year-old was walking along West Street in Boston at around 4.50pm on August 25 when a man, who was...
View ArticleMan's body found in Lincolnshire woodland
A man's body has been found in woodland in Boston.Police were called to an area of Witham Way Country Park at around 8pm on September 9 after members of the public reported finding a body in...
View ArticleMan seriously injured after assault in Lincolnshire play area
A man has been left serious injured after an assault in a Lincolnshire town.The 36-year-old had serious head and internal injuries after the incident in the Burgess Pit play area in Boston.He was...
View ArticleResidents speak of shock after man hospitalised in an assault in...
Residents in Boston have spoken of their shock after a man was left seriously injured in an assault in a Lincolnshire playground.The 36-year-old had serious head and internal injuries after the...
View ArticleCouncil tax scam warning for Lincolnshire residents
Lincolnshire residents are being urged to remain vigilant to a council tax scam that is making its way around the country.Fraudsters have been phoning victims telling them that they have been placed in...
View ArticleWARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Pictures emerge of bloodied man...
Pictures have emerged of a man bloodied from the neck down following a violent alleged stabbing in Boston at the weekend.WARNING: The image is graphic.The picture was posted to social media after two...
View ArticleThree men charged with attempted murder after suspected double...
Three people are due to appear in court charged with two counts of attempted murder after a suspected double stabbing in Boston.Aleksandr Kudriasov, 40, of Glen Drive, Andis Apsitis, 36, of no fixed...
View ArticleThree men appear in court charged with two attempted murders in...
Three men charged with two counts of attempted murder following a violent incident in Boston on Saturday have been remanded in custody to appear before Lincoln Crown Court on Monday, September...
View ArticleAnonymous tip off leads police to stolen Lincolnshire church...
The two floodlights which were stolen from the iconic Boston Stump have been recovered due to an anonymous tip off.They were taken at the end of last month, shortly after being installed. The...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods as church...
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods in connection with Boston Stump's missing floodlights.The three floodlights which were stolen from the iconic Boston Stump have...
View ArticleLincolnshire courthouse evacuated in fire alert
Cases were halted at a Lincolnshire courtroom today when the fire alarms went off.The building was evacuated as staff, defendants and the public were disrupted at Boston Magistrates' Court.Fire crews...
View ArticlePaedophile, 70, jailed for 24 years for string of child sex...
An elderly paedophile has been caged for 24 years for a string of sex offences.Michael Baggaley, 70, of Lindis Road, Boston, appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on September 24 for sentencing having been...
View ArticleInmate who left Lincolnshire open prison and stayed in hotel with...
A prison inmate spent time in a hotel with his wife while he was meant to be serving a jail sentence at North Sea Camp near Boston, a court was told. Douglas Ward was serving a 64-month sentence when...
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