The incident happened at the McColl's Shop on Hillgate in Gedney Hill. Photo: Google Street View
A man who carried out an armed robbery at a Lincolnshire village shop allegedly held a shotgun to a woman’s head, shouting “empty the fu**ing safe”, shocked eyewitnesses said.
As previously reported, a man entered the McColl’s Shop on Hillgate in Gedney Hill, south-east of Spalding, at around 9pm on Thursday, December 6. Fortunately, nobody was injured.
A source, who wished to remain anonymous, told Lincolnshire Reporter that a man came in shortly before closing at 8.58pm with a sawn off shotgun, demanding money from the tills.
They said he threatened two female members of staff and held a gun to the head of one of the woman, before threatening demands were made for her to empty the safe.
“He then took the money and ran down the road, dropping some of the cash on his way to a nearby pub where he went to get his car”, they said.
“Neighbours said they heard him screeching down Lutton Gate before hitting a lamppost.”
Police previously said the man is believed to have left the area in a small blue vehicle, possibly a Peugeot 306.
The man is described as white, around 5’8” tall. At the time he was wearing a dark coloured top with grey jogging bottoms, police said.
Police are appealing for anyone in the Hillgate area of Gedney around 9pm on Thursday night, or near the crash, to come forward with information no matter how small they think it may be.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101 quoting incident 452 of December 6.
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A local man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving after two pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car and three parked vehicles in Skegness.
Lincolnshire Police officers attended the scene after the collision between a blue Citroen Berlingo, the parked vehicles, and a man and a woman, who are both in their 60s, on Winthorpe Avenue shortly before 7pm on Friday, April 16.
The two pedestrians suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital. However, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
A 63-year-old local man, who was driving the Berlingo, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and dangerous driving. He has since been released under investigation.
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage and anyone with information should contact them on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting incident number 389 of April 16.
Few people attended the second Kill the Bill protest in Lincoln on Saturday, as Extinction Rebellion activists stood alone on the High Street to campaign against a proposed policing bill that could make many protests illegal.
Activists from Extinction Rebellion Lincolnshire gathered at Speakers’ Corner to oppose plans for the latest Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which could curtail protesting rights if passed through parliament.
Extinction Rebellion were the main representatives at the protest. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
Under the proposed bill, police officers will be given greater powers to put a stop to any protests, as well as determining start and finish times for them, and controlling noise levels.
A few stopped to talk with the protestors, but most just went about their day walking down Lincoln High Street in the first weekend that non-essential shops and beer gardens reopened.
The Lincolnite spoke to one of the rebels at the protest, to find out the reasons behind the march.
They said: “This draconian bill cannot go ahead, it needs to be taken apart and re-evaluted completely.
“People have been walking past us shaking their heads, but they don’t realise that it’s their freedom we are fighting for.”
The Lincolnite photographer Steve Smailes captured some pictures from the protest.
Signs were put up by the works at Speakers’ Corner on Lincoln High Street. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
A 19-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A52 on Friday evening.
The single-vehicle crash, involving a white Suzuki Splash, happened in the westbound lane of the A52 between Barrowby and Sedgebrook at around 7.20pm on Friday, April 16.
The driver of the car is now in hospital after suffering serious injuries, and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Officers believe the driver had travelled from Grantham on the A52 at Barrowby before the crash.
Anyone who has dashcam footage or saw the vehicle before the incident is being asked to call 101, quoting incident 420 of April 16.
Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the same reference in the subject box.
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