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Communities across Dorset are being asked to keep up the good work in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Agencies tasked with stopping the virus in its tracks have written an open letter to everyone across the county thanking them for their efforts a...
Open letter to the communities of Dorset
15 January 2021Communities across Dorset are being asked to keep up the good work in stopping the spread of COVID-19. Agencies tasked with stopping the virus in its tracks have written an open letter to everyone across the county thanking them for their efforts a...
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Update – reported dog bite incident in Bournemouth
19 January 2021
A woman has come forward following an appeal for witnesses in relation to an alleged dog bite incident in Bournemouth. At around 12.45pm on Monday 18 January 2021 the victim – a man aged in his 30s – was running on Turbary Common when he noti... -
Update – further arrest following reported robbery in Bournemouth
19 January 2021
A third person has been arrested in connection with a reported robbery in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at around 1.10pm on Friday 15 January 2021 on a footpath that leads from Harewood Avenue to the Littledown Estate. It was reported that a ... -
Update in relation to reported dog bite incident in Poole
18 January 2021
A woman has come forward following an appeal in relation to a reported dog bite incident in Poole. It was reported that at around 2.30pm on Sunday 10 January 2021 a 12-year-old boy was riding his bike on the heath at Delph Woods in Broadstone when he was... -
Appeal for information following reported robbery in Bournemouth
18 January 2021
Officers investigating a reported robbery in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report that at around 1.10pm on Friday 15 January 2021 a robbery occurred on a footpath that leads f... -
CCTV appeal following public order incident in Bournemouth
18 January 2021
Officers investigating a public order incident at a shop in Bournemouth are issuing images of a man they would like to speak to. At around 4.15pm on Tuesday 5 January 2021 a man approached a member of staff at Co-Op in Wimborne Road in Moordown and paid ... -
Force thanks public for staying at home and complying with COVID-19 rules
16 January 2021
Dorset Police has thanked members of the public for staying at home and complying with the current COVID-19 legislation. Throughout the week the Force has continued to monitor plans to protest in Bournemouth on Saturday 16 January 2021. Just last ... -
Update – man arrested in connection with reported burglary at hospital in Bournemouth
15 January 2021
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported burglary at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. It was reported that at around 6.15pm on Monday 14 December 2020 access was gained to a locked area to the rear of the café in the main foyer of the ... -
Appeal for information following reported commercial burglary in Poole
15 January 2021
Detectives investigating a reported burglary at a Poole store are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report of a break-in at Broadstone News in Lower Blandford Road at around 3.10am on Friday 15 J... -
CCTV appeal following indecent exposure incident in Wimborne
14 January 2021
Officers investigating an indecent exposure incident in Wimborne are issuing an image of a man they would like to speak to. At around 3.15pm on Saturday 12 December 2020 the victim – a 16-year-old girl – was walking along West Street when a m... -
Further update in relation to reported restaurant bilking in Christchurch
13 January 2021
An incident where two people allegedly made off from a Christchurch restaurant without paying their bill has been resolved. At around 9pm on Wednesday 23 December 2020 a man and woman entered Soho in Church Street and ordered food and drink to the value ...

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