A man who brandished a pistol and claimed “Kim Jong-un is watching,” a woman who threw boiling water over her husband, and a paedophile were among those jailed in Lincolnshire in May.
Here’s a round up of the significant cases resulting in prison sentences in the county from The Lincolnite and Lincolnshire Reporter:
Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith claimed he was a police officer when he was challenged. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A man involved in a series of bizarre incidents as he walked the streets near Lincoln brandishing a pistol was jailed for three years. Thomas Smith, 43, claimed to be a police officer when challenged as he walked around North Hykeham and at one point told a resident that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was watching over them.
Simon O’Connor was jailed for two years and five months. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A burglar who raided a house in the middle of the night was caught after being tracked by a police dog, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Simon O’Connor, 39, was jailed for two years and five months.
Susan Coulson has been jailed for two years. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A woman who threw boiling water over her husband, leaving him scarred for life, was jailed for two years. Susan Coulson was also given an indefinite restraining order which bans her from contacting her husband Andrew and from visiting his home address.
Darren Reegan was jailed for two years. Photo: Lincolnshire Police
A burglar who carried out a series of raids after finding himself homeless was jailed for two years. Darren Reegan, who at the time was living in his car, smashed his way into a property on Main Road, Hop Pole, and stole items including an iPad, a laptop and jewellery.
A convicted paedophile is back behind bars after he was caught downloading hundreds of indecent images of children as young as two years old. Raymond Whittle was jailed for 20 months.
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We would like to speak to him in connection with a reported assault at a venue on North Street, Cleethorpes, in the early hours of Sunday 24 July.
It was reported that a man assaulted another man, who was taken to hospital for treatment on his injuries.
Extensive enquiries have been ongoing, but if you are the man in the images, or if you know who he is, you can contact us on 101, quoting log 141 of 25 July.
We are appealing for witnesses following an alleged robbery at around 2.30pm in North Parade, Grantham yesterday (18 August).
This offence took place in the middle of the afternoon in a busy area, and we believe that there may be people who witnessed this, or may have captured the incident itself or the group of youths in the moments before or after in the surrounding streets.
We are asking our community if they have any CCTV, dashcam, or mobile phone footage they can share which could help with our enquiries. We are particularly keen to hear from any drivers who may have been in North Parade at around 2.30pm who have dashcam.
Officers were called to reports that a teenage boy had been approached by a group of around five youths, all boys or young men, who had demanded he hand over a designer bag. One of the group is then reported to have punched the victim to the head, causing an injury before taking the bag. All five then left the area.
Several of the youths were on bikes, wearing black balaclavas and one is reported to have been wearing a light blue tracksuit.
Officers carried out an immediate search of the surrounding streets, and arrested two people in connection with the offence within 40 minutes of the incident being reported.
The bag taken has been recovered.
A 13-year-old boy and a 18-year-old man arrested on suspicion of robbery have released on police bail while investigations continue.
If you can help there are a number of ways to get in touch:
By calling 101 quoting incident 223 of 18 August.
By emailing force.[email protected] quoting incident 223 of 18 August in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.