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A man who subjected a young girl to horrific sexual abuse has been jailed for seven years and four months. Sean Sage, 28 and of William Street in Weymouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 11 April 2019 after admitting a catalogue of ...
Man jailed for sexually abusing a young girl
12 April 2019A man who subjected a young girl to horrific sexual abuse has been jailed for seven years and four months. Sean Sage, 28 and of William Street in Weymouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 11 April 2019 after admitting a catalogue of ...
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Appeal for witnesses following theft of mobility scooters in Verwood
26 April 2019
Officers investigating the theft of two mobility scooters in Verwood are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The scooters were stolen from outside flats in Howard Road some time between 10.30pm on Wednesday 24 April and 8a... -
Indecent exposure in Weymouth – witness appeal
26 April 2019
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man indecently exposed himself in Weymouth. Sometime between 7.30pm and 8pm on Thursday 11 April 2019 a man indecently exposed himself to a man and woman who were inside Batida Bar in St Thomas... -
Lorry driver jailed in relation to fatal collision in Wareham
26 April 2019
A lorry driver has been jailed in relation to a collision that caused the death of a young boy at a pedestrian crossing in Wareham. Dean Boyd Phoenix, aged 44 and of Cibbons Road, Chineham in Hampshire, was sentenced on Friday 26 April 2019 at Bournemout... -
Update - theft of bike in Bournemouth
26 April 2019
Officers investigating the theft of a child’s bicycle from outside a Bournemouth shop have arrested a man. At around 6pm on Tuesday 26 March 2019 a local 12-year-old boy left his Apollo racer bike insecure outside the Co-op on Wimborne Road in Moor... -
Appeal following reported assault in Bournemouth
25 April 2019
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a reported assault and robbery in Bournemouth. At around 11.40pm yesterday, Wednesday 24 April 2019, Dorset Police was called by a member of public to reports of an assault taking place in ... -
Witness appeal following reported assaults in Bournemouth
25 April 2019
Detectives investigating the reported assault of two people in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that shortly before 2am on Sunday 21 April 2019, the victims – a man and women aged i... -
Witness appeal following serious road traffic collision near Sherborne
25 April 2019
Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic collision near Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police received a report shortly before 4am today, Thursday 25 April 2019, that a bl... -
Man jailed for raping woman in Bournemouth
24 April 2019
A man who was found guilty of raping a woman at a Bournemouth hotel has been jailed for 12 years. Lee Ivan James Hogben, aged 35 and of Windham Road, Bournemouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday 23 April 2019 after being found guilty ... -
Update – public appeal in search for missing man from Bere Regis
24 April 2019
Officers searching for missing Bere Regis man Danny Green are pleased to confirm he has been located. Dorset Police received a call at 3.56pm on Monday 22 April 2019 reporting concern for the welfare of Danny, aged 33, who was believed to have been in th... -
Appeal following sudden death of teenage boy in Poole
23 April 2019
Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a teenage boy in Poole are issuing an appeal to find a man who found him and raised the alarm. At 1.15pm on Monday 22 April 2019 the ambulance service was called to the car park at Tesco...
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