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Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in Sherborne have charged a man with murder. At 5.11pm on Tuesday 21 May 2019 Dorset Police received a report of a serious assault at an address in Ridgeway. Officers attended together with the ambulance...
Murder investigation in Sherborne – man charged
23 May 2019Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in Sherborne have charged a man with murder. At 5.11pm on Tuesday 21 May 2019 Dorset Police received a report of a serious assault at an address in Ridgeway. Officers attended together with the ambulance...
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Witness appeal following serious injury collision at Hurn
26 May 2019
Officers investigating a serious injury collision at Hurn are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At 2.20pm on Friday 24 May 2019 a road traffic collision occurred on Matchams Lane between Raceway and Snowtrax involving a blue Mercedes, a blac... -
Serious road traffic collision in Bournemouth – witness appeal
26 May 2019
Officers investigating a serious road traffic collision in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police was called to the incident in West Cliff Road at 8.36am on Sunday 26 May 2019. It w... -
Missing man from Corfe Castle found
26 May 2019
Officer are pleased to update that a missing man from Corfe Castle has been found safe and well. Roy Davis, who had last been seen at around 11am on Saturday 25 May 2019 was located in Wareham in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 26 May 2019. We w... -
Witness appeal following reported altercation in Dorchester
24 May 2019
Detectives investigating a reported altercation in Dorchester are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred at around 1.30pm on Thursday 23 May 2019 in the alleyway between South Street and Trinity Street, ... -
CCTV appeal following purse theft in Bournemouth
24 May 2019
Officers investigating a purse theft at a Bournemouth supermarket are issuing CCTV images of the suspects. The victim, a woman aged in her 70s, had left her handbag unattended on the back of her trolley while shopping at Aldi in Wallisdown Road at around... -
CCTV appeal following distraction theft in Ferndown
24 May 2019
Officers investigating a distraction theft at a supermarket in Ferndown are issuing CCTV images of the suspects. The incident occurred at around 12.30pm on Friday 12 April 2019 in the car park of Sainsbury’s in Ringwood Road. The victim, a woman a... -
Closure order secured for Bournemouth property
24 May 2019
Officers working with the local council have secured a closure order for a property in Bournemouth linked to anti-social behaviour. The order was secured for the address in Belle Vue Road on Wednesday 22 May 2019 after Poole Magistrates’ Court serv... -
Update – arrest following reported assault on police officer in Poole
23 May 2019
A man has been arrested in connection with the alleged assault of a police officer in Poole. The incident occurred in the area of Lagland Street at around 11.45pm on Friday 17 May 2019. Officers had attended following reports of suspected drug-related a... -
Witness appeal following sexual assault in North Dorset
23 May 2019
Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a sexual assault on a woman in North Dorset. The incident occurred sometime during the mid-afternoon of Thursday 16 May 2019 in the Five Bridges layby on the A30 near to Henstridge. It was ... -
Do It Online this bank holiday weekend
22 May 2019
This bank holiday weekend, Dorset Police wants to remind residents and visitors to the area should they need to contact the police and it’s not an emergency to Do lt Online. During public and school holidays the number of people out and about, and...
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