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Further arrests made following reported serious assault in Bournemouth

16 July 2019
Detectives investigating an alleged serious assault in Bournemouth have arrested a further four people. At 1.02pm on Monday 15 July 2019 we received a report that two boys aged 16 and 17 had suffered stab wounds in Boscombe Spa Road. It was reported tha...

Witness appeal following fail-to-stop collision in Poole
19 July 2019
Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision in Poole are appealing for anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. At 4.10pm on Monday 8 July 2019 it was reported that a cyclist was knocked off her bicycle by a white van opposite Hollywood ...
Appeal following dog attack in Poole
18 July 2019
Officers are appealing for any witnesses to come forward after a woman was injured by a dog in Poole. At approximately midday on Saturday 6 July 2019 the victim – a local woman aged in her 50s – was walking her dog on the green area near to H...
Assault on two women at Weymouth pub – CCTV appeal
18 July 2019
Officers investigating an assault on two women at a pub in Weymouth are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. At around 8.25pm on Thursday 20 June 2019 an altercation took place at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in St Thomas Street after a man was asked to le...
Appeal for information following farm burglary in West Dorset
18 July 2019
Officers investigating a burglary at a farm in West Dorset are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. The burglary occurred on the night of Wednesday 17 July 2019, sometime after 8.45pm at a farm in the Maiden Newton area. It was discove...
Dorset Police supports national firearms surrender
18 July 2019
Police urge the public to hand in unwanted guns and ammunition in support of national campaign Dorset Police is appealing for people to hand in unwanted guns and ammunition during a two week national surrender period from 20 July to 4 August 2019. The p...
Update – arrests made following reported serious assault in Bournemouth
18 July 2019
Three people arrested in connection with a reported serious assault in Bournemouth will face no further police action. At 1.02pm on Monday 15 July 2019 we received a report that two boys aged 16 and 17 had suffered stab wounds in Boscombe Spa Road. The ...
Update – man in court in connection with reported sexual assaults in Bournemouth
18 July 2019
A man has appeared in court in connection with a series of reported sexual assaults in Bournemouth. It was reported that two separate women were sexually assaulted just after 5.21pm on Saturday 13 April 2019 at the Co-op petrol station on Castle Lane Wes...
Update – CCTV appeal following reported burglary at Bournemouth store
18 July 2019
A man has been interviewed by police in connection with a reported burglary at a shop in Westbourne. A CCTV appeal was issued in relation to a reported break-in that occurred at 1.20am on Tuesday 21 May 2019 at the Tesco Express in Poole Road. A quantit...
Man jailed for burglary offences in Bournemouth
18 July 2019
A man has been jailed for two years after admitting three burglary offences in Bournemouth. Dean Carter, aged 53 and of Richmond Park Road in Bournemouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 12 July 2019 after admitting a burglary and two ...
Operation Snap launches in Dorset
16 July 2019
Secure website allows public to upload video and photos of driving incidentsDorset Police has announced the launch of Operation Snap, a secure online portal through which members of the public can upload dashcam or otherwise filmed video and digital photo...