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Officers are issuing an urgent warning to the public after offenders gained access to a veterinary practice in Weymouth and stole a quantity of dangerous drugs. At 8.27am today, Friday 19 July 2019, Dorset Police was called to reports of a burglary at Mo...
Urgent public warning following break to vet practice in Weymouth
19 July 2019Officers are issuing an urgent warning to the public after offenders gained access to a veterinary practice in Weymouth and stole a quantity of dangerous drugs. At 8.27am today, Friday 19 July 2019, Dorset Police was called to reports of a burglary at Mo...
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Update - public appeal in search for missing Blandford man
20 July 2019
Officers searching for missing Blandford man Gareth Bugler are pleased to say he has been found safe and well. The 39-year-old was last seen at 2.55am today, Saturday 20 July 2019, when he left an address in Langton Road in an upset state. Gareth return... -
Update - image appeal following reported criminal damage incident in Bournemouth
19 July 2019
Officers investigating a reported criminal damage incident in Bournemouth say a man has come forward. At 6am on Sunday 2 June 2019 it is alleged a fence and electrical box were damaged at an address in Hankinson Road by an unknown man. A CCTV appeal was... -
Witness appeal following road related incident in Christchurch
19 July 2019
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a road related incident in Christchurch. At 11.03am today, Friday 19 July 2019, Dorset Police received a report that a passenger had exited the front-left side of a maroon-coloured Mazda 3 wh... -
Update – man due in court in connection with serious injury collision in Weymouth
19 July 2019
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a serious injury collision in Weymouth. Dorset Police was called at 1.48am on Saturday 11 May 2019 by the ambulance service to reports of a single vehicle collision on the A353 between Preston and Osming... -
CCTV appeal following burglary in Christchurch
19 July 2019
Officers investigating a burglary at a house in Christchurch are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. Sometime between 3am and 5am on Wednesday 10 July 2019 a burglary occurred at a property in The Grove. A bicycle, keys and a backpack were stolen. Poli... -
Dangerous driver jailed and banned from the road for four years
19 July 2019
An unlicensed and uninsured drug driver who crashed into an ambulance on a 999 call as he tried to get away from police officers in Christchurch has been jailed. Adam Vaughan, 32 and of Nursery Close in Hordle, Lymington, was handed a 14-month prison ter... -
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...
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