Police scratch heads as Horncastle ram raiders leave empty handed
The petrol station is back open
A police cordon was put in place after the ram raid at Boston Road Service Station in Horncastle. | Photo: John Aron
Investigations are still ongoing as police try to establish the circumstances of a ram raid at a petrol station in Horncastle where the offenders left empty handed.
A gaping hole was left in the wall at the Boston Road Service Station and debris strewn across the forecourt after the incident on Bank Holiday Monday.
A police cordon was put in place after the incident was reported to officers at 3.26am.
Liberal Democrats candidate stands for Lincolnshire PCC
Crime prevention over crime fighting
Liberal Democrat Candidate Ross Pepper. | Photo: Twitter
Liberal Democrats candidate and marketing project manager Ross Pepper is fighting for the Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) role in the May 6 elections and is putting crime prevention as a top priority.
Ross Pepper said the current “crime and punishment approach doesn’t seem to work” and he wants to look at the root causes of crime to prevent it from happening, claiming that “fighting crime when it happens is crucially vital, but crime prevention is equally as, if not more, important as well.”