Market Rasen Police

10/04/2026

Road opened: A1173 between Caistor and Riby

We can update the A1173 Riby Road and Limber Road, between Caistor and Riby have been reopened following an earlier collision.

Incident 269 of 10 April

27/03/2026

The road has now opened.

Update at 10.48am - the road is now open - thank you for your patience.

Original post at 8.45am - A collision near Middle Rasen means the junction between the A1103 and the A631 is currently closed. The roads are closed in all directions. The collision was reported to us at 8.01am and involved a two vehicles. We expect this to cause significant disruption to traffic and ask you to avoid the area if possible. What3words location is undivided.chucks.school

Incident reference 74 of 27 March.

19/03/2026

To protect the integrity of our investigation and out of respect for the family affected, we are issuing a clear warning to anyone who has shared, reposted, or engaged with this content to stop immediately.

We are aware that CCTV footage relating to the death of Danny Fowler in Market Rasen, is being circulated on social media. We believe this to be privately owned footage that has been shared by a member of the public and is not from a public service organisation or agency.

The sharing of this material poses a significant risk to the integrity of our ongoing investigation. Furthermore, at the heart of this investigation, is a grieving family who should not be confronted with such material online.

Legal proceedings are active, and four individuals have been charged in connection with this incident.

You can read our update here: https://www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincolnshire/news/2026/mar/man-dies-after-being-found-with-suspected-stab-wounds-in-market-rasen/

The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Sharing CCTV extracts may amount to contempt of court, an offence that can carry a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment and/or a fine.

We are deeply concerned by the circulation of this footage- Beyond risking to jeopardise our investigation, this causes additional distress to the grieving family of the victim.

To protect the integrity of our investigation and out of respect for the family affected, we are issuing a clear warning to anyone who has shared, reposted, or engaged with this content to stop immediately.

15/03/2026

We have charged three people with murder and another man with threatening with an offensive weapon in a public place, following the death of 37-year-old Danny Fowler in Market Rasen on Thursday 12 March.

Detectives from our Major Crime Unit (MC) submitted a case file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) yesterday evening, and overnight have had the charge of murder authorised for the following people:

➡️ Ryan Townhill, 29, of no fixed address
➡️ Martin Doocey, 55, of Waverley Court, Queen Street, Market Rasen
➡️ Shannon Doocey, 31, of Mill Street, Market Rasen

In addition, Shannon Doocey and Townhill have been charged with having an offensive weapon in a public place and having a bladed article in a public place, respectively.

The CPS have also authorised the charge of threatening with an offensive weapon in a public place for:

Joshua Wood, 23, of Malvern Road, Scunthorpe

All four have been remanded into custody for a hearing at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (Monday, 16 March).

A 26-year-old woman has been released on conditional police bail while investigations continue.

14/03/2026

We can now confirm that the man who sadly died following an incident in Union Street in Market Rasen on Thursday evening (12 March), was 37-year-old Danny Fowler, who was from Newtoft, Market Rasen.

A postmortem has confirmed that Danny died from the injuries sustained from multiple stab wounds. Our thoughts very much remain with his family and loved ones at this time, and they are being supported by specialist officers.

We have made two further arrests yesterday (Friday 13 March), a 23-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman, on suspicion of manslaughter.

This remains an active investigation, and we continue to appeal for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. There are a number of ways you can do this.

➡️ By calling 101, quoting incident number 370 of 12 March.
➡️ Or anonymously, via the Crimestoppers website: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

All information is handled sensitively and confidentially.

Further updates will be issued when available.

13/03/2026

We have now launched a murder investigation after the death of a 37-year-old man in Market Rasen, yesterday evening (12 March).

We received a call at 5.07pm reporting that a man in his 30s had been found in Union Street with suspected stab wounds. Sadly he later died.

Our thoughts are with his family at this time, and they are being supported by specialist officers.

Yesterday, we arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion of murder.

We have further arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of murder and a 31-year-old woman on suspicion of murder.

All three remain in police custody.

Residents will see an increased police presence in the town as our investigation continues.

We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or who has any information that could help, to contact us on 101 quoting incident 370 of 12 March.

We are also keen to hear from anyone who has dashcam or Ring doorbell footage.

11/03/2026

A local man has been sent to prison after stealing from shops in Market Rasen.

Custodial sentence for shoplifter

He was charged with seven offences of theft from shop

David Wilkinson, 37 years, from Queen Street, Market Rasen, appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court on Tuesday 10 March charged with seven offences of theft from shops in Market Rasen.

The charges relate to a shoplifting spree between 2 - 8 March. Wilkinson stole groceries and body wash to an unknown value from three different stores in the town.

He pleaded guilty to the seven offences listed below, and was handed a 16-week custodial sentence and must pay £154 as below:

2 March 26 - Co-op, Market Rasen
3 March 26 - Co-op, Market Rasen
3 March 26 - Co-op, Market Rasen
7 March 26 - Boots, Market Rasen
7 march 26 - Tesco, Market Rasen
7 March 26 - Co-op, Market Rasen
8 March 26 - Tesco, Market Rasen

PC Rachel Turner, the local Community Beat Manager, said: "Market Rasen Police truly recognise the impact this offending has on our communities, we will continue to work in partnership with retailers to combat this."

11/02/2026

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27/01/2026

We are urging residents to remain vigilant following reports of rural burglaries and suspicious circumstances in the past week in villages surrounding Market Rasen.

We have received reports of burglaries from farms and outbuildings that were left unlocked. We are also aware of reports of individuals trying house door handles.

Follow this advice to protect your home from crime:
- Ensure that your home and outbuildings are secured and locked whenever you leave it. Close and lock all your doors and windows, even if you’re only going out for a few minutes.
- ‘Double Secure your Door’. Modern multi-locking and uPVC doors use a system of hooks and latches to secure the door, but these only work if you lift the handle and then remember to turn and remove the key. Remember LIFT. LOCK. REMOVE.
- If you can, make sure to property mark your items and take photographs of them. You can also register any item that has a serial number with the national property register Immobilise: https://www.immobilise.com/
- Alarm it. Consider an alarm for your property or a battery-operated alarm for sheds and outbuildings. These can look lowkey, however they respond to movement and door contact with a loud siren. You can also consider motion censored CCTV and security lighting.

For more crime prevention advice, visit our website: https://www.lincs.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/

Is it an emergency? Call 999 in emergency situations like these:
- There is an immediate danger to life
- Someone is using violence or is threatening to be violent
- A crime is happening right now, like a house burglary or a theft
- The suspect is still at the scene

If it's not an emergency:
If you’ve witnessed or been the victim of crime that isn't an emergency, please report it to us on 101 or online. Your report will be sent direct to our control room.

17/01/2026

Many thanks to everyone for their patience while we dealt with a serious collision on the A46 near to Market Rasen that took place this afternoon. Road closures have now been lifted. (Incident 225 of today refers.)

17/01/2026

Roads are closed in and around Market Rasen following a serious collision that was reported at 3pm today (Saturday 17 January.)
Closures are in places at the following, and are expected to be for some time:
• North from the centre of Market Rasen
• At Top Road into Market Rasen, junction of A46 and A1103
• A631/A46 junction
• In both directions along this stretch of the A46
Please avoid the area if you can, and we appreciate your patience while we respond to this incident. Reference 225 of 17/01/2026.