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A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Stela Domador-Kuzma in Bournemouth. Ryan Justin Thornton, 20, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday 12 October 2018 and entered a guilty plea to killing the 34-year-old Venezuelan national in her bedroom o...
Man admits murdering Stela Domador-Kuzma in Bournemouth
12 October 2018A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Stela Domador-Kuzma in Bournemouth. Ryan Justin Thornton, 20, appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday 12 October 2018 and entered a guilty plea to killing the 34-year-old Venezuelan national in her bedroom o...
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Over £23,000 of drugs and cash have been seized in a week of action against ‘county line’ drug dealing networks in Dorset
18 October 2018
Between the 8 and 14 October Dorset Police and partner agencies began a period of intensive law enforcement activity focusing on reducing county lines networks operating within Dorset. County lines is the name given to urban drug dealers expanding their... -
Update - photo appeal after reported burglary in Bournemouth
18 October 2018
A man has come forward following a photo appeal issued in connection with a reported burglary in Bournemouth. The incident happened on Saturday 1 September 2018 when the victims - two women aged in their 20s - left the address of one of the women in Lowt... -
Witness appeal following knifepoint robbery in Shaftesbury
18 October 2018
Detectives have launched an investigation into a knifepoint robbery at a store in Shaftesbury and are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 6.10am today, Thursday 18 October 2018, Dorset Police received a report of a robbery at the Co-Op sto... -
Dorset follows national trend as figures show a rise in crime
18 October 2018
Dorset has seen an eight per cent increase in reported crime, according to the statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the 12 month period until June 2018. The rise in reported crime in the county compares to a national ... -
Reported careless driving incident in Wareham – case due at court
17 October 2018
A man has been issued with a postal requisition in connection with an alleged careless driving incident in Wareham. At 6.11pm on Friday 6 April 2018 a Nissan Navara was seen being driven from South Street into Trinity Lane in what was reported to be a ca... -
Update - search for missing Poole man
17 October 2018
Officers searching for missing Poole man Steven Tait are pleased to confirm he has been located. Steven, aged 34, was reported missing at 1.13am today, Wednesday 17 October 2018, having last been seen at his home address some time before 9pm on Tuesday 1... -
Update – public appeal in search for missing Christchurch woman
16 October 2018
Officers searching for missing Christchurch woman Glynis Ellens are pleased to confirm she has been located. Glynis, aged 70, was reported missing after she was last seen at her home address at around 7.30pm on Tuesday 16 October 2018. She has now been ... -
Witness appeal following fatal collision on A35 Puddletown bypass
17 October 2018
Officers investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the A35 Puddletown bypass are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to come forward. At around 7.30pm on Tuesday 16 October 2018 a collision occurred on the eas... -
Update – three due to appear at court in connection with reported affray at Bournemouth bar
16 October 2018
Three people are due to appear at court in connection with a reported affray at a bar in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at Felson’s Bar on Old Christchurch Road at around 11.40pm on Monday 26 March 2018. It was reported that during an altercat... -
Witness appeal following theft of charity boxes in Christchurch
16 October 2018
Officers investigating the theft of charity boxes from a pub in Christchurch are urging any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 7.30am on Saturday 6 October 2018 entry was forced to Ye Olde George Inn in Castle Street and thre...
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