By Police make multiple arrests made following ‘suspicious activity’
There were eight men and one woman arrested following a report of suspicious activity at a petrol station.
Officers responded to calls of two vehicles acting suspiciously.
Lincolnshire Police posted a statement regarding the incident:
“Officers were called to the Tesco Petrol Station, in Market Rasen, just after 1 am on Sunday 5 June. Following their inquiries, two vehicles were stopped not far from the petrol station.
“The vehicles, both Volkswagen Passats, one in silver and one in black, were searched and the four occupants were arrested for offences of going equipped to steal and the possession of offensive weapons, a knuckle duster, and an iron bar were found in the cars.
“Sometime later, two further vehicles were seen by officers at Caenby Corner Petrol Station. The occupants of both vehicles, a white Vauxhall Vivaro van, and a black Volkswagen Fox were also arrested for going equipped to steal.”
The investigation is understood to be ongoing and the nine people, all from the Scunthorpe and Grimsby areas, have been released under investigation.
Chief Inspector Gary Brockie said: “These are significant arrests and we are very grateful to the people who called us to report the significant activity. We are limited to what we can say at the moment, as the investigation is ongoing.
“We continue to disrupt any criminal activity and this includes where criminals are using our roads to commit a crime.”
They are appealing for anyone who has information that will assist this inquiry to contact them. There are several ways to get in touch:
You can assist by clicking on the email link force.control@lincs.police.uk – please remember to put the reference incident 19 of 5 June in the subject box.
