Armed police swoop on car wash to seize gun...only to find it was nine-year-old boy's toy he got in a play set along with handcuffs and a badge ...

Across England there were 2.8 million valid blue badges at the end of March – up from 2.6 million a year earlier, and the highest number on record dating back to 1996-97.

Youngsters in Lincolnshire are being warned that if they are caught stealing badges from cars, police will take "robust action". The warning has been prompted after a spate of car badge thefts in the ...

The stolen badges are usually kept as trophies or traded by youths and officers say those involved could be faced with charges of theft and criminal damage. Dick Holmes of Lincolnshire Police said: ...

As members of the Lincolnshire and Buffalo Grove police departments read stories like “Curious George” and “The Whale in My Swimming Pool” to more than 65 children and parents during a ...