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Since the beginning of January a number of windows have broken at St Mary's Church in Barnetby.

If you know who is responsible for this damage please contact Humberside Police on 101 quoting crime number 16/15685/21 alternatively you can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111






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Crime Update


Four men have been jailed for a combined 22 years 7 months for the theft of lead from churches across the country, including six in our region.
 
The four defendants stripped tonnes of lead from Grade 1 and Grade 2 churches between May 2018 and March 2020 - costing 36 churches across the country total of almost £2.1m. The amount the defendants would have made from scrapping the lead would have been much lower than the cost to the churches.
 
All four men have previously pleaded guilty to a total of 36 offences and on Wednesday 6 January 2021 were sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court.
 
Constantin Motescu, 32, of Stebbings, Sutton Hill, Telford, admitted 23 charges of theft.
Paul Buica, 25, of George Street, Birmingham, admitted 16 thefts.
Mihai Birtu, 24, of Port Street, Evesham, admitted 14 thefts.
Laurentiu Sucea, 38, of George Street, Birmingham, admitted 13 thefts. The offences occurred between May 2018 and March 2020.
 
Motescu and Sucea were each jailed for six and a half years. Buica was jailed for six years. Birtu was jailed for three years and seven months.
 
Humberside Police’s own Heritage Crime Officer Rich Fussey said, “This is a really fantastic result and shows how seriously this type of offence is taken. 
 
“The impact the thefts on six of our local churches: St Lawrence Church, Sigglesthorne; St Marys Church, Lockington; St Peters Church, Langtoft; St Peters Church, Wawne; St Peters Church, Hutton and St Johns Church, Harpham, was heart-breaking for the local residents.
 
“The loss to the churches involved in our region and across the country is enormous, not just in the material cost but in the impact on the local communities and congregations.
 
“We supported the investigation which was led by Lincolnshire Police and are happy to share the outcome of their thorough and successful investigations.”
 
Lincolnshire Police’s Detective Chief Inspector Jon Shield, lead the investigation and said, “Working in partnership with other forces and agencies including the Diocese of Lincoln and Historic England, our dedicated Op History team have worked tirelessly to ensure justice is served.
 
“Some of the church congregations are still struggling to find the funds to repair the damage and restore their significant historical buildings which means so much to them as well as the local communities they serve.
 
"The impact of these offences goes well beyond the significant financial cost. Communities have felt a great sense of loss at the damage caused to their heritage, and increased vulnerability due to the rural nature of many of the premises.
“It is still unclear what these defendants spent the money they gained from these thefts on and investigations into this is still ongoing.
 
“Some of the buildings are thousands of years old so these men have potentially destroyed hundreds of years of our heritage.”
 
Historic England
Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic England said: “The outcome of this case highlights the benefits of collaborative working between the Police, Crown Prosecution Service, church communities and Historic England and is an approach we shall continue to use when dealing with metal theft.
 
“The theft of metal from historic church buildings is a serious and organised crime.
 
"Removing large areas of lead or copper from roofs has not just a serious financial effect on church communities but a huge effect on their morale.”
 
Mark Harrison, Head of Heritage Crime Strategy for Historic England said: “The metal stolen will have historic and cultural value and its removal leads to irreparable damage to protected heritage buildings, which is why tackling this problem is so important.”
 
Churches were targeted across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cambridgeshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Avon and Somerset, Suffolk, Yorkshire, East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
 
Countrywide the churches targeted:
St Marys Church, Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire
St Stephens Church, Etton, Cambridgeshire
All Saints Church Offord, Cluny, Cambridgeshire
St Denys Goadby, Marwood, Leicestershire
St Nicholas Church, Normanton, Lincolnshire
St Lawrence’s Church, Tallington, Lincolnshire
All Saints Church, Bradley, Derbyshire
St Peters Church, Stourton, Wiltshire
Church of St Mary, Chesterblade, Avon and Somerset
All Saints Church, Poyntington, Dorset
St Andrews Church, Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire
Church of St James the Great, Bratton, Wiltshire
St Lawrence Church, Sigglesthorne, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Marys Church, Lockington, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Peters Church, Langtoft, East Riding of Yorkshire
Church of St Hilda, Sherburn, N.Yorkshire
St Peters Church, Wawne, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints Church, Hartest, Suffolk
St Marys and St Nicholas’s Church, Wrangle, Lincolnshire
St Bartholomew’s Church, Covenham St Bartholomew, Lincolnshires
St Peters Church, Hutton, East Riding of Yorkshire
St Johns Church, Harpham, East Riding of Yorkshire
All Saints Church, Brington, Cambridgeshire
St Andrews Church, Billingborough, Lincolnshire
St Swithins Church, Baumber, Lincolnshire
St Peter's Church, Threekingham, Lincolnshire
St Edwards Church, Goathurst, Avon and Somerset
Holy Cross Church, Middlezoy, Avon and Somerset
St Marys Church, Glastonbury, Avon and Somerset
St Marys Church, Barrington, Avon and Somerset
St Peters Church, Ilton, Avon and Somerset
St Giles Church, Bradford on Tone, Avon and Somerset
St Andrews and St Marys, Pitminster, Avon and Somerset
St John Baptist Church, Wellington, Avon and Somerset
St Peters Church, South Petherton, Avon and Somerset
St Martin’s Church, Cheselbourne, Dorset
 



 
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Three Arrested for Aldi Burglary!


Three adult males have been arrested on suspicion of burglary at Aldi on Bridge Street, Brigg this afternoon following a break in during the early hours of this morning.

The offenders had broken one of the windows at the front of the store and stolen products from inside the store.

All three remain in Police custody at this time.

Anyone who has any information about this incident should call Humberside Police on 101 and quote investigation number 16/14914/21.

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Lawrence Grant
PC 485
Community Beat Manager - Brigg and Wolds

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Brigg Burglar Charged!

The Brigg Burglar that has targetted properties both commercial and residential over the last four months has been identified, arrested and charged. Joshua BARNARD of No Fixed Address has been remanded to prison awaiting a court date to be fixed.

On 14th January 2021 officers from the Brigg and Wolds Neighbourhood Policing Team, acting on information provided by members of the public, located BARNARD who had set up a camp on the outskirts of Brigg.

At the campsite where he was located stolen property was recovered linking him to the burglaries. The Neighbourhood Policing Team then assisted the Scunthorpe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in order to charge the suspect. CID worked through the night to build the case against BARNARD.

An extension to his time in Police Custody was granted which enabled the next CID team to charge him with eight burglaries.

Eight of these offences were commercial burglaries and two residential. We believed that BARNARD was responsible for many more burglaries so after BARNARD appeared at court on Saturday 16th January 2021 we he was retuned to Police Custody.

After someone is charged the court are able to remand him into Police Custody for a further three days to allow us to investigate carry out further enquiries. At this time we have been unable to charge him with any further burglaries but our enquiries will continue whilst BARNARD is on remand in prison. 

You will have received many alerts regarding burglaries over recent months and we wanted to provide reassurance to residents that the suspect is no longer at large and unable to target further properties.

This investigation was a tremendous effort by all involved and I hope the outcome give some comfort to the people of Brigg and surrounding villages that we take burglary very seriously and will work tirelessly to bring the perpetrators of this type of crime to justice. 

Kind regards,

Lawrence Grant
PC 485
Communuity Beat Manager - Brigg and Wolds

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A Blue Renault Kangoo has been stolen from the victims home address on Bridge Street in Brigg after the victims house was broken into and car keys stolen from within.

The incident occurred around 5:53pm on Saturday 16th January 2021

Do you live or work in this area or was passing through at the time and saw any suspicious activity that could be linked to this incident? If you feel you can help Humberside Police identify the person/s responsible we would be keen to speak with you. Please contact Humberside Police on 101 quoting crime number 16/14302/21 alternatively you can contact Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111





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