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Witness appeal following fatal collision near Hurn

20 January 2020
Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision near Hurn. Dorset Police was called just after 8pm on Monday 20 January 2020 to reports that a Ford Focus had left the road and come to rest...

Update – man due in court in connection with serious injury collision in Bournemouth
23 January 2020
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a serious injury road traffic collision in Bournemouth. At around 2pm on Tuesday 3 September 2019 it was reported that a collision occurred involving a blue Ford Mondeo and a cyclist at the Boundary roun...
Update – man charged in connection with reported theft of bike in Bournemouth
22 January 2020
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with the alleged theft of a bicycle in Bournemouth. It was reported that a yellow and black mountain bike was stolen after being left locked up near to the junction of Wimborne Road and C...
Image appeal following hate crime incident in Bournemouth
22 January 2020
Officers investigating a religiously aggravated assault in Bournemouth are issuing an image of a woman they would like to speak to. At around 3.55pm on Thursday 9 January 2020 a woman – who was wearing a hijab – was with her daughter and gran...
Witness appeal following serious injury collision near Sherborne
21 January 2020
Officers are investigating the circumstances of a serious injury collision near Sherborne and are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch. Dorset Police was called at 3.53pm on Tuesday 21 January 2020 to a report of a two v...
Man charged in connection with reported attempted robbery in Bournemouth
21 January 2020
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with a reported attempted robbery in Bournemouth. Dorset Police was called at 9.05pm on Friday 29 November 2019 to a report of an attempted robbery at Wallisdown News on Wallisdown Road. ...
Appeal for information following reported sexual threats in Bournemouth
21 January 2020
Detectives investigating an incident where a woman was reportedly threatened with a sexual attack in Bournemouth are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the incident, which occurre...
Witness appeal after attempted thefts in Bournemouth
21 January 2020
Officers investigating the attempted thefts from cars in two roads nearby to each other in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that between 7.30am and 8am on Saturday 11 January 2020 a ...
Man jailed for causing fatal collision in Bridport
20 January 2020
A motorist who fled the scene after causing a fatal collision in Bridport has been jailed. Gary Clayton Craven, aged 32 and of Crock Lane, Bridport, was sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and t...
Three sentenced following county lines drug gang investigation
17 January 2020
Three men have been sentenced following an investigation into a county lines drugs network. Sadiq Mohamed, aged 31 and of Hunt Road, Southall in Middlesex, was jailed for six years and Thomas Andrew Francis, aged 52 and of no fixed abode, was sentenced t...
CCTV appeal following distraction burglary at store in Poole
20 January 2020
Officers investigating a distraction burglary at a store in Poole are issuing CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to. The incident occurred at around 2pm on Wednesday 11 December 2019 at Court Stores on Sandbanks Road. It is reported that a m...