Former Lincolnshire Police officer denies sexual offences against boys
A former Lincolnshire police officer has on Tuesday, May 17, denied carrying out a string sexual offences against boys. John Edward Bates denies offences against four youngsters in the 1970s and 1980s...
View ArticleFormer Lincolnshire policeman found guilty of sexual assaults on young boys
A former Lincolnshire Police officer is facing a lengthy jail sentence after he was convicted of a series of historic sexual assaults on four young boys. John Edward Bates, who met his victims through...
View ArticleFormer Lincolnshire policeman jailed for “grotesque” abuse of four young boys
A former Lincolnshire Police officer and scout leader has been jailed for a total of 20 years after he was convicted by a jury of a series of historic sexual assaults on four young boys. John Edward...
View ArticleSecond chance for Lincolnshire girl, 15, guilty of assault and wounding
A 15-year-old girl who admitted charges of assault and wounding has been released from custody and given a last chance to turn her life around by a crown court judge. Lincoln Crown Court heard the...
View ArticleLincoln student jailed for burglary spree
A University of Lincoln student who carried out a series of house burglaries has been jailed for 14 months. William Barron, a second year English student, carried out the raids over a three month...
View ArticleLincoln woman sentenced after being caught selling Facebook fakes
A Lincoln woman caught selling counterfeit goods over Facebook has been ordered to serve one year of community service. Jennifer Richards, 29, formerly of Laughton Road North, Ermine East, Lincoln...
View Article“Sick” Lincolnshire paedophile jailed for sharing images of toddlers being raped
A paedophile who distributed images of children as young as two being raped and sexually abused has been jailed for three and a half years at Lincoln Crown Court. Jamie Lee Tye, 28, denied he was...
View ArticleSix fined for dropping cigarette butts on Lincoln High Street
Six people who dropped cigarette butts on Lincoln High Street have been ordered to pay higher court fines after ignoring their fixed penalty notices. The offenders were all caught by City of Lincoln...
View ArticleAccounts clerk stole £20k from employer to fund gambling addiction
An accounts clerk stole almost £20,000 from his employers to fund his gambling addiction, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Iain Dalton, a purchase ledger clerk, took the money over a three month period...
View ArticleSix-month jail term for mum who tried to smuggle phone in to Lincoln Prison
A mother who was caught as she tried to smuggle a mobile phone in to Lincoln Prison has been jailed for six months. Nicola Bradford, 38, claimed she was put under pressure to break the law after...
View ArticleLincolnshire man jailed for four and a half years after drunken stabbing
A man who stabbed a drunken friend after he swung a punch at him has been jailed for four and half years. Shane Osbourne, 29, used a kitchen knife to inflict one blow in excessive self defence after he...
View ArticleInexperienced driver sentenced for death of pensioner after Lincolnshire crash
A newly qualified driver who caused the death of a pensioner when he strayed on to the wrong side of a bend was given a suspended jail sentence on Thursday, June 2. Joseph Thompson passed his test just...
View ArticleTeenage Lincolnshire drug dealer hid class A stock inside Kinder eggs
A teenage drug dealer who hid his stock inside Kinder eggs was on Monday, June 6 sent to a young offenders’ institution after admitting offences at Lincoln Crown Court. Reginald Doyle was arrested in...
View ArticlePair jailed for Lincolnshire village shop knifepoint robbery
Two men involved in a terrifying knife-point raid on a village store were on Wednesday, June 8 handed jail sentences at Lincoln Crown Court. Staff and customers at Cranwell Convenience Store were...
View ArticleLincoln fly-tipper slapped with £2.5k fine after councillor catches him in...
A man from Lincoln has been ordered to pay £2,593 for fly-tipping after a local councillor caught him red-handed. Scott Overton, 41, of Webster Close, Lincoln, was found guilty in his absence at...
View ArticleLincolnshire doctor denies internally examining patient with breast surgery...
A doctor based at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital has denied sexually assaulting a female patient. Dr Saqib Uddin Khan, 36, is alleged to have carried out an internal examination on the woman after she...
View Article‘Inconsistencies’ at the heart of claims doctor sexually assaulted woman,...
A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a doctor at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital gave a number of inconsistent accounts, a jury was told. Dr Saqib Uddin Khan, 36, denies he carried out an...
View ArticleLincolnshire doctor found guilty of assaulting patient by penetration
A doctor based at Boston’s Pilgrim Hospital has today (Thursday, June 16) been found guilty of sexually assaulting a female patient. Dr Saqib Uddin Khan, 36, had denied that he carried out an...
View ArticlePolice officer jailed for child porn offences
A police officer who downloaded hundreds of illegal child porn images onto his laptops has been jailed at Lincoln Crown Court. Kenneth Dymond from Lincolnshire, who was a detective with the Met Police...
View ArticleArmed robbery charges dropped after accused spent six months in custody
A man accused of carrying out a series of robberies was cleared of all charges and the case against him was dropped after he’d spend six months in custody. Darren Nicholls, 34, of Coningsby Close,...
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