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Dorset Police’s Assistant Chief Constable is issuing a message to the county’s communities to encourage them to continue to follow the COVID-19 restrictions. The country remains in full National Lockdown, which means people are being asked to...
COVID-19 message from Assistant Chief Constable to Dorset’s communities
02 March 2021Dorset Police’s Assistant Chief Constable is issuing a message to the county’s communities to encourage them to continue to follow the COVID-19 restrictions. The country remains in full National Lockdown, which means people are being asked to...
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Further update in relation to reported burglary and fraudulent card use in Poole
03 March 2021
A man arrested in connection with a reported burglary and subsequent fraudulent card use in Poole will face no further police action. It was reported that at around 5pm on Sunday 20 December 2020 a door to a property in Dorchester Road was smashed and en... -
Man sentenced for drug supply offences in Bournemouth
03 March 2021
A man caught dealing drugs in Bournemouth has been sentenced. Qamar Anthony-Sampoh, aged 21 and of St Peter’s Grove, London, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 26 February 2021 after admitting two charges of possessing a class A dru... -
Update in relation to report of man with hammer in Poole
03 March 2021
A man arrested in connection with a report of possessing an offensive weapon in Poole will face no further police action. At around 2.20pm on Thursday 28 January 2021 it was reported that a man was on the High Street in possession of a claw hammer. It wa... -
Witness appeal following assault in Verwood
02 March 2021
Officers investigating an assault in Verwood are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred at around 4.25pm on Tuesday 23 February 2021 in the car park of the Morrisons supermarket in Chiltern Drive. As th... -
Witness appeal following criminal damage in Weymouth
02 March 2021
Officers investigating criminal damage to a van in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Between 2.30pm and 4.30pm on Friday 26 February 2021 a Ford Transit van that was parked on Dorchester Road near to Greenhi... -
Update – man appears in court in connection with alleged assault in Gillingham
02 March 2021
A man has appeared in court in connection with an alleged assault on a woman in Gillingham. Dorset Police received a report at 12.05am on Saturday 30 May 2020 that a woman had been found with a head injury in the area of Addison Close. The victim,... -
Woman sentenced for dealing drugs in Bournemouth
02 March 2021
A woman has been sentenced after she was seen by officers dealing drugs in Bournemouth. Suzanne Rachael Nias, 44 and of Wootton Gardens in Bournemouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 26 February 2021 after previously pleading guilty a... -
Update – man charged in connection with reported assault in Bournemouth
02 March 2021
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with an alleged assault in Bournemouth. Between 7.30pm and 8pm on Sunday 28 February 2021 it is alleged that a man approached a woman on Droxford Road between the junction with Christchur... -
Update – missing man from Wareham found
02 March 2021
Officers searching for a missing man from Wareham are pleased to confirm that he has been located. Dorset Police received a report at 3.35pm on Monday 1 March 2021 raising concern for the welfare of 58-year-old William Bowles. He left his home address in... -
Serious road traffic collision in Poole – witness appeal
01 March 2021
Officers investigating a serious road traffic collision in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened on Commercial Road at 6.03pm on Sunday 28 February 2021. A black Yamaha motorcycle with a pill...

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