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A cordon was set up at Mablethorpe Beach after the bomb squad was called to a potential unexploded item. The item was identified and believed to be a 60cm two-inch mortar. Read more… Source: LincolnshireLive News Sign up for the Counter-IED Report Read More …
Six men have been jailed for their parts in a Russian-ordered arson attack on a London warehouse providing aid to Ukraine. The fire at industrial units in Leyton, east London, on 20 March 2024, caused £1.3m in damage. Ringleader Dylan Read More …
A man has been arrested after police discovered guns, grenades and mortar shells at a Lincolnshire property. Officers attended the property in Chapman Street, Market Rasen, on Wednesday, November 13. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team were also called following Read More …
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of making explosive substances for unlawful purpose. Officers received reports of “suspicious activity” at a property in Breedon Drive, Lincoln, on Friday evening. Military personnel and police remain were expected to remain at Read More …
Lancashire Constabulary officers are continuing to investigate the incident where two grenade-type devices were found in Fulwood and are asking for your help to identify a potential witness. Lancashire Constabulary officers would like to speak to the man in the Read More …
A controlled explosion was due to be carried out following the discovery of what was believed to be a mortar round in a Lincolnshire village. The device was found in Caythorpe, near Sleaford, on Monday afternoon. Earlier, police set up Read More …
A controlled explosion was carried out on Cleethorpes beach, after marine flares and black powder were found. The blast was carried out safely on Cleethorpes beach after the items were handed to police. Cleethorpes Coastguard was called in to help Humberside Read More …
Police and Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams are currently at the grounds of Lincoln Castle following a report of two suspicious packages. A 100m cordon has been put in place as a precaution, and the nearby Crown Court has been evacuated. Read More …
A man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing explosive substances after the bomb squad were called and people evacuated from homes in Lincolnshire. A controlled explosion was carried out on the unknown substance found by police at a house Read More …
A police worker who ran a survivalist YouTube channel has admitted possessing banned weapons and making an improvised explosive device. Zoe Ashley Watts – a former PCSO – was arrested in October after a search at her home in St Read More …
A man has been jailed after storing potentially lethal explosives inside in his city centre flat. Calvin Gatford was arrested and charged after police were called to raid his first floor home in Clasket House on Clasketgate in February last Read More …
A former female police community support officer (PCSO) has been charged with making explosives and importing weapons after a raid on her house. Zoe Watts, 34, was arrested on Sunday after chemicals of a potentially explosive nature were found at Read More …
A bomb squad has been called to Boston after police found what is believed to be an explosive device. Officers from Lincolnshire Police have raided an address in Margaret Drive at 8am this morning, Tuesday, July 7 following a tip Read More …
A married couple who dumped Mustard Gas canisters from the Second World War in a lake have been sentenced for possessing a chemical weapon in what is thought to be the first such prosecution in the UK. Military enthusiast Martyn Read More …
Spalding’s police station was forced to close yesterday after a resident came in with a live World War Two mortar shell. The building on Westlode Street was closed to the public yesterday, July 5, from noon until the Explosive Ordnance Read More …