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Dorset communities are being reminded that there is no fuel shortage in the county and no need to panic buy. Concerns about a shortage of fuel has led to an increase in the number of motorists visiting filling stations across the county. This has caused ...
Please don’t #PanicBuy fuel
24 September 2021Dorset communities are being reminded that there is no fuel shortage in the county and no need to panic buy. Concerns about a shortage of fuel has led to an increase in the number of motorists visiting filling stations across the county. This has caused ...
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Witness appeal following reported public order incident in Bournemouth
27 September 2021
Detectives investigating reports of a public order incident in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 4.30pm on Sunday 26 September 2021 of a fight at Coral in Richmond Hill ... -
Update – man who went missing from Bournemouth located
27 September 2021
Officers are pleased to confirm that Christopher Williams, who went missing from Bournemouth, has been located. Christopher was reported missing after reportedly travelling to Bournemouth to stay on the nights of Saturday 7 August and Sunday 8 August 202... -
Appeal for information after teenage boy bitten by dog in Weymouth
27 September 2021
Officers investigating an incident where a teenage boy was bitten by a dog in Weymouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred at around 1.50pm on Friday 17 September 2021, as the 13-year-old boy walked through an... -
Appeal for witnesses following indecent exposure in Poole
27 September 2021
Officers investigating an incident where a man indecently exposed himself in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred at around 8pm on Friday 24 September 2021 on the beach near to the third bloc... -
Further update in relation to Bournemouth rape investigation
27 September 2021
A teenage boy arrested in connection with the reported rape of a teenage girl at Bournemouth beach has been released without charge. It was reported that at around 4pm on Sunday 18 July 2021 a 15-year-old girl was with friends in the sea near to the Ocea... -
CCTV appeal following serious assault in Bournemouth
27 September 2021
Detectives investigating an assault in Bournemouth town centre that left a man with serious injuries are issuing images of six people they would like to speak to. At around 3am on Wednesday 22 September 2021 the victim, a man aged in his 30s, witnessed a... -
Witness appeal following criminal damage in Bridport
27 September 2021
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a vehicle was damaged in Bridport. The incident occurred at around 2.15am on Sunday 26 September 2021. The windscreen of a vehicle parked on East Street was smashed.&nb... -
Reported assault in Weymouth – witness appeal
26 September 2021
Detectives investigating a reported assault on a woman in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At 11pm on Friday 24 September 2021 officers were called by members of the public to reports of an assault involving a man and a w... -
Witness appeal following serious collision near Weymouth
24 September 2021
Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic collision near Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 10.34am on Friday 24 September 2021 in relation to a collision on ... -
Witness appeal following reported attempt theft and assault in Bournemouth
24 September 2021
Detectives investigating a reported attempted theft of a watch and subsequent assault in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 2.50pm on Thursday 23 September 2021 that ...
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