Three teens arrested following aggravated burglaries in Bardney and Horncastle

Officers were called to reports that two people had entered a property in Southwells Lane in Horncastle at around 11.30pm last night (Tuesday, November 1) and demanded the keys to a vehicle before a white Ford Focus was stolen.

Officers arrived and searched the area, finding the vehicle on fire a short time later near Wragby.

A few hours after the Horncastle incident police were called to reports that three people had gained access to a property in Silver Street in Bardney and demanded car keys. The house was said to have been searched and items stolen. A vehicle was also stolen from this address.

The Bardney incident was reported at 1.39am, and is believed to have happened shortly before.

Local patrol officers, as well as the drone unit, were deployed to the scene to search the local area. The vehicle reported stolen from Bardney was located and a pursuit led to three people abandoning the vehicle and officers giving chase. They were detained a short time later and arrested in connection with both incidents.

A police spokesman said: “An investigation into the incidents is now underway, with specialist forensics experts and officers from our Criminal Investigation Department on scene and carrying out initial enquiries. The vehicle involved in the pursuit will be returned to its owner once the investigation is concluded.”

An 18 year-old man, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary, while another 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the same offence as well as failing to provide a specimen, driving while disqualified, failing to stop, and dangerous driving.

A 16-year-old boy was also arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.

All three remain in police custody.

If you have any information about these incidents, or may have captured the incidents on CCTV, doorbell camera, or dashcam, you are urged to come forward to help the investigation.

Call 101 or email: [email protected] quoting incident 23 of November 2 for the Bardney incident, or 474 of November 1 for the Horncastle incident.

You can also call independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://ow.ly/9yvy50LhBPc