One man was arrested and another fined as police attended a lockdown party in Lincoln on Monday.
The specific location and number of people attending the party has not yet been disclosed. However, Kerrin Wilson, Assistant Chief Constable at Lincolnshire Police told The Lincolnite that a man was issued with a fine and another was arrested for being obstructive.
The fixed penalty notice was one of three fines issued recently by Lincolnshire Police. These also included one issued to a person in Ludborough, who had travelled from Skegness to look at a car for sale.
This brings the total number of fines issued from the start of April until now to 172.
In addition to attending various COVID-19 related incidents breaching the government’s lockdown restrictions, Lincolnshire Police officers a have also had to endure being assaulted, coughed at and spat at.
Kerrin Wilson, Assistant Chief Constable at Lincolnshire Police, told The Lincolnite that on Sunday, May 3, two officers were deliberately coughed at in Lincoln.
She said they were left distressed and are now awaiting results after being tested for coronavirus. Five Lincolnshire Police staff have already tested positive for COVID-19.
More officers are working or being deployed from home and resources are being shifted to meet demand as lockdown has seen Lincolnshire Police operate in slightly different ways.
This has seen some positive results and thirty new officers started with the force on Monday, May 4 to help the force to continue to be proactive.
ACC Wilson said: “We are trying to get better and be more agile in the different ways of working we have discovered we can do during these restrictions and we are now looking at how we can maximise this.
“We are also increasing our resources with the national uplift programme and on Monday a cohort of 30 new officers started, who will be out on the streets once they have finished their training. Another cohort will start in November and again in March 2021 and that will help us to continue to be more proactive.”
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Marc Jones, the re-elected Conservative Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner, said that his work is not done, as he’s looking forward to a further three years in the role.
Mr Jones won with a 57.9% majority of the poll from the first round of counting, with 102,813 votes from a 31% turnout. A total of 177,528 votes were placed county-wide.
The nearest candidate was Labour’s Rosanne Kirk, with a 19% share of the votes, with Lincolnshire Independent David Williams securing the third spot with 10%.
The breakdown of the votes cast on Thursday, May 6, and counted on Saturday, may 8, was:
Marc Jones (Conservative) – 102,813
Rosanne Kirk (Labour) – 34,310
David Williams (Lincolnshire Independent) – 18,375
Ross Pepper (Liberal Democrats) – 10,172
Peter Escreet (Reform UK) – 6,101
Marc Jones: “More work to do”
“It’s very gratifying to have concluded today on the first count, that was a really positive thing for what I’ve delivered so far,” said Mr Jones.
“But I’m under no illusions having spoken to many around the county there’s an awful lot more work to do.”
He said he wanted to assure the public that “nothing was taken for granted”.
Rosie Kirk – Labour – 2nd place
Labour’s candidate Rosie Kirk said she was “thrilled for her party” across all three elections that had taken place in Lincolnshire this week.
“The votes that we got was incredible. Our message got through and to actually come second in a Conservative county is really great,” she said.
However, she added that there were “lots of questions that still need to be asked” and promised to keep up her scrutiny of Marc in his role.
Ross Pepper – Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat candidate Ross Pepper said the result was not “entirely unexpected”.
However, he said he was proud of the three Liberal Democrat councillors that had won seats in the local elections at Lincolnshire County and City of Lincoln Councils.
“I’m ready to work with them for a better Lincolnshire and a better Lincoln,” he said.
“In a Conservative heavy county we did a really good job of getting the Liberal Democrat message out there… and we continue pushing that message through local campaigning in the future.”
David Williams – Lincolnshire Independents
David Williams, the Lincolnshire Independents PCC candidate congratulated Marc Jones on his victory but said it is “not a surprising outcome”.
“I’m really pleased to have run for the post, because if I hadn’t have had a go to do a job that I really would have relished then I would have looked back and regretted not having taking the opportunity.”
Peter Escreet – Reform UK
Peter Escreet, the Reform UK candidate also said the result “was as expected” but actually he was “pleasantly surprised,” saying that this is “just the start”.
“The real campaign is in three years’ time” where Mr Escreet wants to grow a majority.
Conservative Marc Jones has been re-elected to the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner role.
He won from the first round of counting with 102,813 votes from a 31% turnout.
The PCC oversees the strategy and finances of the force, and also hires and fires chief constables, who are responsible for the daily policing operations.
Mr Jones will be in the position for three years.
The breakdown of the results is:
Marc Jones (Conservative) – 102,813
Rosanne Kirk (Labour) – 34,310
Ross Pepper (Liberal Democrats) – 10,172
David Williams (Lincolnshire Independent) – 18,375
Peter Escreet (Reform UK) – 6,101
Here’s the live result announcement, the reactions and acceptance speech:
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