Former Police Employee Faces Firearm Charges

Zoe Watts, a former employee of Lincolnshire Police, has been accused of multiple firearms offences. Ms. Watts, who served as a police community support officer for over eight years, was arrested after armed police were called to her home in Lincoln on Wednesday. She is charged with possessing a firearm when prohibited for five years, possession of a firearm without a certificate, and manufacturing a firearm weapon. The 38-year-old, of St Helen’s Avenue, did not enter any pleas when she appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on Friday. She has been remanded into custody until 13 January, when she is scheduled to appear at Lincoln Crown Court.