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Man, 58, charged after Lincoln poppy wreaths dumped in river

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The wreaths were taken from Lincoln's war memorial and dumped in the River Witham, police say.

The wreaths were taken from the war memorial in Lincoln city centre, according to police

A man has been charged with criminal damage after more than 20 poppy wreaths were dumped into a Lincolnshire river. The wreaths were taken from the war memorial in Lincoln city centre on 15 August and thrown from High Bridge into the River Witham, police said. Council staff found the wreaths downstream and cleaned them up before returning them to the memorial.

A 58-year-old man was due to appear at Lincoln Magistrates' Court later, according to Lincolnshire Police.Those included criminal damage to Birchwood police station on 25 August and a racially aggravated public order offence on 29 August.

 

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