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A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Ryan Merna. Paul Robert Taylor, 50 and of no fixed abode, was convicted today, Tuesday 8 August 2017, following a 16-day trial at Winchester Crown Court. He was found guilty of manslaughter on the groun...
Man convicted of the manslaughter of Ryan Merna in Poole
08 August 2017A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Ryan Merna. Paul Robert Taylor, 50 and of no fixed abode, was convicted today, Tuesday 8 August 2017, following a 16-day trial at Winchester Crown Court. He was found guilty of manslaughter on the groun...
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Man charged in connection with alleged robbery and assault in Poole
22 August 2017
A man has been charged in connection with a reported robbery and assault in Poole. Officers were called following an incident along Haven Road at around 5.30am on Saturday 6 May 2017. It was reported that the victim, a 21-year-old woman from Lymington i... -
Witness appeal following dog incident in Poole
22 August 2017
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a woman sustained an injury following an incident with a dog in Poole. At around 3pm on Tuesday 15 August 2017 a woman was walking her West Yorkshire Terrier on the Millfield Estate when a black ... -
Appeal to locate man wanted in connection with thefts from vehicles in Poole
22 August 2017
Officers searching for a man in connection with a series of thefts from vehicle in Poole are asking for the public to help locate him. Daniel Philip Upson, aged 42 and of no fixed abode, is wanted in connection with nine breaks to motor vehicles in the C... -
Update – man charged in connection with alleged serious assault in Bournemouth
22 August 2017
Detectives investigating an alleged serious assault in Bournemouth have charged a man. Officers were called at 6.32am on Friday 18 August 2017 to reports of a serious assault on a 19-year-old man in Old Christchurch Road in the town centre. The victim w... -
Update – woman released without charge following reported burglaries in North Dorset
21 August 2017
A woman arrested in connection with reported burglaries in North Dorset has been released without charge. It was reported that a quantity of cash and a charity box was stolen from WHSmith on High Street in Shaftesbury at around 2.55am on Saturday 21 Janu... -
Update – witness appeal following reported fail-to-stop collision in Weymouth
21 August 2017
A man has come forward to Dorset Police following a reported fail-to-stop collision in Weymouth. At around 11.54pm on Saturday 19 August 2017 a collision occurred on Sundew Close. A black pick-up truck, which has now been established to be a Ford Ranger... -
Update – witness appeal following report of shots fired in Bournemouth
21 August 2017
Five men arrested in connection with reported shots fired in Bournemouth have been released under investigation. At 12.30am on Sunday 20 August 2017 Dorset Police received a report that two men attended a property on Wimborne Road and woke up the occupan... -
Witness appeal following report of shots fired in Bournemouth
20 August 2017
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward following reports of shots fired at a property in Bournemouth. At 12.30am today, Sunday 20 August 2017, Dorset Police received a report that two men attended a property on Wimborne Road and woke up t... -
Witness appeal following fail-to-stop collision in Weymouth
20 August 2017
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Weymouth. At around 11.54pm yesterday, Saturday 19 August 2017, a collision occurred on Sundew Close. A black pick-up truck, possibly a Nissan Navara or Ford Rang... -
Public appeal following burglary in Bournemouth
19 August 2017
Detectives have issued a warning to the public following a burglary in Bournemouth. At around 4am today, Saturday 19 August 2017, a woman woke to find an unknown man in the bedroom of her ground floor flat in Christchurch Road near to the Iford ro...
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