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Update to investigation following death of man in Boscombe

04 May 2018
Detectives investigating how a man died after being found injured in a Bournemouth street are issuing an update. At 4.17pm on Wednesday 2 May 2018 Dorset Police was called by the ambulance service to reports that a man had been found with head injuries i...

Missing Swanage woman found safe and well
19 May 2018
Officers searching for Annabel Inman from Swanage, who went missing on Friday 18 May 2018, are pleased to be able to update that she has been found safe and well in Bristol. We would like to thank everyone for sharing our appeal. ...
CCTV appeal following robbery in Bournemouth
19 May 2018
Detectives investigating a robbery in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward – with CCTV images of the suspect being released. The incident happened at around 1.15pm today, Saturday 19 May 2018, in Westb...
Update – witness appeal following reported rape in Bournemouth
18 May 2018
A man arrested in connection with an alleged rape in Bournemouth has been released without charge. Dorset Police received a report that a Bournemouth woman aged in her 30s was raped by a man in Kings Park at around 9.30am on Saturday 9 September 2017. A...
Renewed appeal following assault in Bournemouth
18 May 2018
Detectives investigating an assault in Bournemouth are issuing CCTV images of the suspect. The incident happened at approximately 3.25am on Saturday 7 April 2018 on Old Christchurch Road. The victim - a 16-year-old local boy - was standing near to McDon...
CCTV appeal following theft offence in Bournemouth
18 May 2018
Detectives investigating a fraud and theft offence involving an elderly woman in Bournemouth are issuing a CCTV image of the suspect. In the early afternoon of Monday 14 May 2018 a man called the victim’s landline number claiming to be from HSBC an...
Witness appeal following fail-to-stop collision in Bridport
18 May 2018
Officers investigating a fail-to-stop collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Bridport are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. At around 6.15pm on Monday 14 May 2018 the victim, a local woman aged in her 30s, was crossing the roa...
Motorist stopped by No Excuse team in Poole jailed for drug supply offences
17 May 2018
A man stopped by traffic officers for using his mobile phone was found to be in possession of drugs worth more than £2,500. Ashley Jack Louis Bouchex, aged 27 and of Elmgate Drive in Bournemouth, was sentenced to a total of three years in prison at...
Update – further arrest in connection with reported assault in Weymouth
17 May 2018
A second man has been arrested in connection with a reported assault in Weymouth. At around 5.10pm on Sunday 24 December 2017 Dorset Police was called to reports of a disturbance in King Street. Officers attended and found two injured men outside the Ea...
CCTV appeal following serious assault in Bournemouth
17 May 2018
Detectives investigating a serious assault in Bournemouth are issuing CCTV images of the suspect. At around 1.30pm on Friday 16 March 2018 a 46-year-old local man was walking into Denmark Road from Castle Road when another man walked past him and barged ...
Update – man charged in connection with reported burglary in Weymouth
17 May 2018
A man has been charged in connection with a reported burglary in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report that a burglary had occurred at an address in Milton Crescent between 8.30pm and 8.45pm on Wednesday 21 February 2018. The offender had allegedly ...