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  Latest in Court

Man jailed for stealing £40k from charity

January 9, 2012

Jail sentence: A 69-year-old local man was sentenced to two yeas in jail for stealing more than £40,000 from a charity.

Man pleads guilty to £4k benefit fraud

January 4, 2012

Court hearing: A local man will have to undertake community service after taking over £4000 in benefits fraudulently.

£13k fine for lighting company’s safety failings

December 22, 2011

Badly assessed: A lighting company has been fined thousands for failing to carry out sufficient risk assessments.

University of Lincoln fined £22k for asbestos failings

November 16, 2011

Asbestos fine: The University of Lincoln left students, staff and contractors at risk.

Five years jail term for Lincoln robber

June 2, 2011

Robber jailed: A Lincoln man was jailed for five years after the robbed a city shop with a fake gun.

Death crash inspector loses appeal

May 19, 2011

Appeal lost: A police officer who killed a man when he crashed into a parked car has lost his appeal.

Lincoln roofing firm fined for unsafe work

April 13, 2011

Unsafe: A Lincoln building company was fined after workers were spotted without safety equipment on.

Lincoln EDL man gets 10-year CRASBO

March 10, 2011

Banned: A Lincoln man received a 10-year CRASBO after he subjected a family to racially offensive language.

Offenders made to work on city car park

February 17, 2011

Payback: Broadgate Car Park is set to be spruced up, with help from offenders supervised by Lincolnshire Probation Trust.

City builder fined for endangering public

February 9, 2011

Public danger: A Lincoln builder has been fined over £3,000 for putting workers and the public in danger.

Shaun Rossington’s killers sentenced

January 28, 2011

Brought to justice: The six people charged with Shaun Rossignton's murder have been handed their sentences today.

Four found guilty in Shaun Rossington murder trial

December 17, 2010

Guilty verdicts: Four people have been convicted of murdering "gentle giant" Shaun Rossington in the early hours of June 3 2010.

Man jailed for stealing busker’s hat

November 29, 2010

Hat thief found: A man was jailed for seven days for stealing the hat of a city busker, an incident caught on video by a passer-by.

Prolific burglar shares tips from prison

November 17, 2010

Tough life: Burglar says he was relieved to be caught by police, and now shares anti-burglary tips.

Man jailed for over 200 burglaries

November 15, 2010

Six years: A 43-year-old man was jailed for six years after admitting to 203 burglaries.

Crown Court won’t move from castle

November 9, 2010

Staying put: HMCS said that the Lincoln Crown Court will not move from the castle grounds any time soon.

Death crash police inspector spared jail

November 9, 2010

Off duty: A police inspector who crashed into a parked car walked free from court with a suspended sentence.

Open-ended stint for admitted rape attempt

November 5, 2010

Up to life: A 27-year-old Lincoln man who tried to rape a 65-year-old woman could spend life in jail for the offence.

Two thirds of Lincoln inmates reoffend

November 5, 2010

Back in jail: 67% of inmates at Lincoln prison are back after a few years, new figures from the Ministry of Justice show.

Man, 27, admits rape attempt of woman, 65

October 8, 2010

Case closed: A 27 year old man admitted to trying to rape a 65 year old woman.

Court repo man claws back 10% of city fines

October 8, 2010

Reaping rewards: A repo man for Lincoln Magistrates has won an innovation award for the money he has returned from companies.

Life sentence for Stuart Whitelaw’s killer

October 4, 2010

Relief: The man who admitted to fatally stabbing Stuart Whitelaw in May has been jailed for life.

Teenager charged with burglary and theft

September 17, 2010

Youth Court: A 17-year-old teenager was arrested and charged with burglary and theft on two occasions in Lincoln.

Pretend Lincoln beggars were professionals

September 6, 2010

Professionals: Arrested beggars were found to have homes and receive benefits, earning up to £15,000 per year from people's mercy.

Man, 27, charged with attempted rape of local woman, 65

August 6, 2010

Charged: A 27-year-old man was charged with attempted rape of a 65-year-old woman from Bracebridge Heath.