These people were among those jailed in Lincolnshire in January 2020. Photo: Lincolnshire Police/Humberside Police
A Lincoln paedophile caught in a sting, a dealer selling cocaine and heroin and a 25-strong drug gang were among those jailed in the first month of 2020.
Here’s a summary of notable court reports in The Lincolnite and Lincolnshire Reporter from January 2020:
Patrick Malone
He has been jailed for two years and ten months
A Lincoln man found himself caught in a paedophile hunters sting after sending explicit messages and pictures to what he believed to be teenage girls.
Patrick Malone, 34, set up a meeting with someone he believed to be the girl on WhatsApp, but when he turned up he was confronted by members of a paedophile hunter group. He has since been jailed for two years and 10 months.
Jeaihan White was jailed for three years. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Police found thousands of pounds worth of crack cocaine and heroin when officers raided a student flat. Officers discovered the tenant of the flat in Danesgate House, Lincoln, in bed on her laptop and surrounded by books. However, a search then revealed 188 wraps of crack cocaine and 58 wraps of heroin which were divided into street deals.
The cocaine and heroin was being sold by her boyfriend Jeaihan White, who was jailed for three years.
The drug gang have now all been sentenced. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Drug dealers involved in bringing vast amounts of cocaine and heroin into Lincolnshire were given lengthy jail sentences at the end of a series of court cases which have taken place over several months. In total 25 people were sentenced in connection to the major investigation.
A drink driver from Spalding killed a mum with two kids in the car after overtaking a lorry and crashing into slowing traffic ahead. Adam White was jailed for nine years.
Katy Cunningham, 46, from Peterborough died at the scene. She had her two children in the car with her, aged 8 and 11 at the time, who both suffered life-changing injuries.
Christopher Webster was jailed for 10 years. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
A 30-year-old man from near Lincoln, who deliberately started a fire at his ex-partner’s house and also threatened a woman and her daughter with a knife, was jailed for 10 years. Christoper Webster, of Victoria Terrace in Newark, appeared in court on January 7.
Mark Harrison has been jailed for three years. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Mark Harrison was jailed for three years after trying to force his way into the bedroom of his victims as they clung to the door handle to keep him out. He entered through a bungalow window in Revesby Drive in Skegness and growled as he went towards a man who retreated into his bedroom.
Adam Clifton was jailed for two years. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A man who was disarmed by a heroic shop worker as he tried to a rob a Boston store at knifepoint was jailed for two years. Adam Clifton slashed the air with the knife in the direction of the shop worker after entering Cooper’s Food and Drink store in Red Lion Street on October 15.
A 23-year-old Grimsby man defrauded an elderly family member out thousands of pounds. Harrison Davies used the 79-year-old victim’s bank cards to fraudulently order items online without her knowledge or permission. Davies was sentenced to two years in jail – he was given a four month sentence for perverting the course of justice, which will run concurrently to the two years.
Mark Himsworth was jailed for 15 months. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Mark Himsworth, 39, was jailed for 15 months after breaking into his mother’s home and stripping off because she did not invite him round for Christmas.
Mark Oliver has been jailed for 12 months. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A former boxer from Mablethorpe repeatedly punched his partner in the face after she told him their relationship was over. Mark Oliver, 51, was jailed for 12 months.
Prolific Grimsby shoplifter Kieran Kauss has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail. Photo: Humberside Police
A racially abusive and violent Grimsby shoplifter, who stripped naked in a local shop and caused thousands of pounds of criminal damage, has been sentenced to nearly a year in jail. Kieran Kauss, 24, of David Street in Grimsby was jailed for 50 weeks.
A lorry driver from Spalding was jailed for eight months and disqualified from driving for two years and four months after he killed a cyclist while on a hands free phone to call his wife. Marek Witulski, 40, was driving his HGV southbound on the A141 near Chatteris in Cambridgeshire on December 3, 2018 when the collision occurred.
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A 50-year-old man has been arrested after half a kilo of cocaine, with a street value of up to £50,000, was found in the Birchwood area of Lincoln.
Police said they were concerned the person who lost the drugs could now be in serious danger after a bag containing cocaine was found on by a local man on Allness Close on Thursday, November 26.
The white powder was tested by police before being confirmed as cocaine.
A man has since been arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a class A drug with intent to supply. He was later released under investigation.
DS Vikki Goddard of Lincoln CID said on the day of the discovery: “I ask anyone who has information about these drugs to contact us.
“This is an incredibly large amount of cocaine and it will be missed. We know whoever it belongs to may be looking for retribution and there will be an outstanding debt.
“Anyone who knows anything about this can call us on 101 or alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
Mass coronavirus testing at the University of Lincoln started on Monday with students advised to book online.
It is recommended that students should test negative twice, three days apart, before travelling home for Christmas, but this is not a mandatory requirement.
The testing programme is taking place in a marquee outside the university’s sports hall and asymptomatic students can voluntarily book a test from Monday, November 30 until Wednesday, December 9. It opened at 9.30am, but it was very quiet at that time, with no early queues.
The asymptomatic testing is available to staff on a voluntary basis too.
Results will be received within an hour for each of the two tests required. If students test negative they can travel home immediately. If they test positive they must isolate in Lincoln before going home.
Enter here to go for your coronavirus test. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
The university emailed students last week inviting them to take part in the testing, after which they should register for a test and turn up at the sports hall at the appointed time.
Any students who haven’t received an invitation email by December 1 should contact [email protected].
It is understood that mass testing will also be carried out at Bishop Grosseteste University, who have been contacted for further information.
Students must register for a test before turning up at the sports hall at their allocated time. | Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite
People who are displaying symptoms are still being encouraged to book a test at the Lincoln walk-in facility at the Joseph Banks Laboratory car park off Beevor Street.
Meanwhile, teaching will move online for two weeks between this dates, with the winter term ending on December 18.
All teaching will continue to be online from December 10, with the university waiting for further government guidance before making a decision on how students will be taught in January.
A new arcade gaming centre with cafe and bar will open in Lincoln next year, creating 10 jobs for the city.
Banks Long & Co leased the former Palmers of Lincoln retail showroom on Dixon Street, which was closed due to coronavirus, to the owners of The Arcade Warehouse, who already have a site in Scunthorpe that launched earlier this year.
The new gaming centre will launch in February 2021 and open seven days a week, unless further coronavirus restrictions are imposed, then it could be delayed until nearer April.
It will include more than 100 arcade machines, as well as pool tables and virtual reality technology. An entrance fee will be required from customers, but it will then be free to play on all machines and the gaming centre will be available the host parties and for private hire.
The 6,097 square foot building will also house a cafe and bar, serving hot food and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, with on-site parking also at the venue.
Managing Director Caton Airey, and fellow Director Dan Rees also run an IT company called PCSC UK in Scunthorpe, but spend a lot of time in the Lincoln area.
What the interior of the Lincoln Arcade Warehouse could look like when it opens.
Caton said: “We have watched how Lincoln has grown in popularity as a university city, serving more than 15,000 students, as well as a lively shopping and tourist destination. Lincoln also has a great catchment area and continues to attract major investors.
“We are thrilled with the Dixon Street premises, which we will be configuring to accommodate an amazing selection of retro-gaming and e-sports machines, including pool tables, driving and shooting challenges, touchscreen games and those using virtual reality technology.
“We aim to appeal to all ages, from young people right through to the over-seventies and we will be open seven days a week, although we still have to decide the exact opening hours.”
Dan added: “What we also want to do is to connect and work with other leisure providers in the city so that, together, we can offer a fantastic choice of fun activities for everyone and benefit from what each of us offer.”
Banks Long & Co Director James Butcher said: “We are delighted to have let the Dixon Street showroom to Caton and Dan and we wish them much success over the months and years ahead.”
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