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Tribute to woman who died in fatal collision in Poole

05 January 2020
A woman who died in a fatal collision in Poole has been named by her devastated family as 28-year-old Chloe Lloyd. Dorset Police was called at 8.50pm on Friday 3 January 2020 to reports of a single vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway of ...

Update - missing Portland man located
18 January 2020
Officers searching for missing Portland man Tony Gould are pleased to confirm he has been located. The 77-year-old was reported missing having last been seen at his home address at around 5pm on Saturday 18 January 2020. Following searches by officers, ...
Outcome of public misconduct hearing involving Dorset Police officers
17 January 2020
Two Dorset Police officers have been found to have committed gross misconduct following a public hearing. Police Constable Hannah White and Police Constable Jamie Woodfine were subject to a misconduct hearing following a thorough investigation in relatio...
Update – appeal in search for missing Christchurch teenager
17 January 2020
Officers searching for missing Christchurch teenager Kian Quinn are pleased to update that he has been located. The 17-year-old was last seen at 9.45pm on Wednesday 15 January 2020 at an address in the town. Following enquiries, Kian has been located in...
Appeal for information after collision in Bournemouth
16 January 2020
Officers investigating a collision between a car and a pedestrian in Bournemouth are appealing for the driver involved to come forward. At around 5pm on Wednesday 18 December 2019 a collision occurred on the zebra crossing on Christchurch Road, nea...
Update – teenagers due in court in connection with reported violent disorder in Bournemouth
16 January 2020
Six teenagers are due to appear in court in connection with an incident of reported violent disorder in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at around 12.45am on Saturday 15 June 2019 on Albert Road in the town centre. It was reported that a group of four ...
CCTV appeal following assault in Bournemouth
16 January 2020
Officers investigating an assault in Bournemouth are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. At 6.57pm on Sunday 29 December 2019 a man entered the Nisa store on Castle Lane West and asked to bulk-buy a large quantity of cigarettes. When the staff mem...
Witness appeal following assault in Weymouth
16 January 2020
Officers investigating an assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The assault occurred on The Esplanade between Aura and the Lazy Lizard at around 3am on Sunday 22 December 2019. The victim, a man aged ...
Theft of bike in Wimborne – CCTV appeal
16 January 2020
Officers investigating the theft of a bike in Wimborne are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. At around 11.40pm on Friday 20 December 2019 the victim, a 17-year-old boy, left his bike outside of TSB bank in The Square when someone stole it. The ...
CCTV appeal following theft from store in Bournemouth
15 January 2020
Officers investigating the theft of over £1,000-worth of stock from a store in Bournemouth are issuing CCTV images of three people they would like to speak to. At 1.05pm on Saturday 14 December 2019 it is reported that two women and one man entered...
Update – man arrested in connection with reported robbery in Weymouth
15 January 2020
A man has been arrested in connection with a reported robbery at a pharmacy in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 10.15am on Tuesday 24 December 2019 that a man had entered Wessex Pharmacies Ltd in Avenue Road in possession of a kitchen knife a...