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Officers are issuing an urgent warning to the public after offenders gained access to a veterinary practice in Weymouth and stole a quantity of dangerous drugs. At 8.27am today, Friday 19 July 2019, Dorset Police was called to reports of a burglary at Mo...
Urgent public warning following break to vet practice in Weymouth
19 July 2019Officers are issuing an urgent warning to the public after offenders gained access to a veterinary practice in Weymouth and stole a quantity of dangerous drugs. At 8.27am today, Friday 19 July 2019, Dorset Police was called to reports of a burglary at Mo...
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Witness appeal following burglary in Christchurch
23 July 2019
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward as they investigate a burglary in Christchurch. Dorset Police received a report at 6.51am on Friday 19 July 2019 of a burglary at an address in the Oak Avenue area. It was r... -
Man sentenced in connection with serious collision between Weymouth and Dorchester
23 July 2019
A man has been sentenced after admitting causing a serious injury collision on the A354 Weymouth Relief Road. Ben Mykhal Holmes, 31 and of Lytton Road, Bournemouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 19 July 2019 after admitting careless ... -
Appeal for information following theft of tractor near Blandford
22 July 2019
Officers investigating the theft of a tractor from a farm near Blandford are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. The tractor was taken from a barn at a farm in the Spetisbury area in the early hours of Saturday 20 July 2019. The light ... -
Witness appeal following burglary in Purbeck
22 July 2019
Officers investigating a burglary in Purbeck are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 3pm on Friday 19 July 2019 Dorset Police received a report that two men were seen by a passer-by to enter an address in Wareham... -
CCTV appeal following theft of wallet in Gillingham
22 July 2019
Officers investigating the theft of a wallet at a supermarket in Gillingham are issuing CCTV images of a suspect. The incident occurred at around 11.50am on Friday 14 June 2019 at the Waitrose store at Chantry Fields in Gillingham. It is believed two me... -
Appeal for witnesses following reported assault in Bournemouth
22 July 2019
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a reported assault in Bournemouth. At 6.20pm on Saturday 20 July 2019 a report was received of a fight involving four people on Charminster Road near to the Coral shop. A man who was in th... -
Update - image appeal following reported criminal damage incident in Bournemouth
19 July 2019
Officers investigating a reported criminal damage incident in Bournemouth say a man has come forward. At 6am on Sunday 2 June 2019 it is alleged a fence and electrical box were damaged at an address in Hankinson Road by an unknown man. A CCTV appeal was... -
Witness appeal following road related incident in Christchurch
19 July 2019
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a road related incident in Christchurch. At 11.03am today, Friday 19 July 2019, Dorset Police received a report that a passenger had exited the front-left side of a maroon-coloured Mazda 3 wh... -
Update – man due in court in connection with serious injury collision in Weymouth
19 July 2019
A man is due to appear in court in connection with a serious injury collision in Weymouth. Dorset Police was called at 1.48am on Saturday 11 May 2019 by the ambulance service to reports of a single vehicle collision on the A353 between Preston and Osming... -
CCTV appeal following burglary in Christchurch
19 July 2019
Officers investigating a burglary at a house in Christchurch are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. Sometime between 3am and 5am on Wednesday 10 July 2019 a burglary occurred at a property in The Grove. A bicycle, keys and a backpack were stolen. Poli...
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