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Police Community Support Investigators take to the streets of Dorset

18 April 2018
Dorset Police has introduced Police Community Support Investigators (PCSIs) to better meet the demands of modern policing. The 31 PCSIs will be based out of stations in Poole, Bournemouth, Blandford, Weymouth, Ferndown, Wareham and Bridport a...

Family pays tribute to man who died in tragic incident in Weymouth
19 April 2018
The family of a man who sadly died in an incident at Nothe Parade in Weymouth have issued a tribute. At 12.43pm on Monday 16 April 2018 Dorset Police was informed by the ambulance service of an incident at the Nothe Steps. It was reported that a boat had...
Defendants jailed following raid on Ferndown home
19 April 2018
Six defendants have been jailed after a man was subjected to a violent attack and computer equipment was stolen from his home in Ferndown. Keiran Gausden, aged 24 and of Kingston Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, Octavio Gomes, 19, of Pevensey, St Leonards-...
Witness appeal following arson at nature reserve in West Dorset
19 April 2018
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an arson incident at a nature reserve in West Dorset which destroyed an important historical hut. At around 11am on Saturday 14 April 2018 it was reported that an old railway hut had been set...
Update - alleged robbery in Poole
19 April 2018
A man arrested in connection with a reported robbery in Poole has been released from investigation. The incident is said to have occurred at around 9.50pm on Saturday 11 November 2017 when a Poole man aged in his 20s picked up two men from outside Sainsb...
Renewed appeal following reported assault in Weymouth
19 April 2018
Detectives investigating a reported assault in Weymouth are renewing their appeal for information and issuing a CCTV image of one of the suspects. At around 5.10pm on Sunday 24 December 2017 Dorset Police was called to reports of a disturbance in King St...
Update – appeal to locate wanted Bournemouth man
19 April 2018
A Bournemouth man wanted for breaching the conditions of his licence has been recalled to prison. Colin Arron Standing, aged 47, was released from prison on Thursday 22 February 2018 after serving part of a sentence for burglary. Following his release, h...
Witness appeal following fail-to-stop injury collision in Poole
18 April 2018
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a fail-to-stop collision in Poole. At 2.49pm today, Wednesday 18 April 2018, Dorset Police was called to reports of a road traffic collision at traffic lights on the Hunger Hill roundabout in...
Appeal for witnesses after incident at Durdle Door
18 April 2018
Officers investigating an incident where a girl tragically died after being recovered from the water at Durdle Door are appealing for witnesses to come forward. At around 11.30am today, Wednesday 18 April 2018, HM Coastguard received reports of a child a...
Witness appeal following alleged dangerous driving incident in Wareham
17 April 2018
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an alleged dangerous driving incident in Wareham. At 6.11pm on Friday 6 April 2018 a Nissan Navara was seen being driven from South Street into Trinity Lane in what was reported to be a dange...
CCTV appeal after criminal damage to police vehicle in Poole
18 April 2018
Officers are appealing for witnesses after an incident of criminal damage to a police vehicle in Poole. Dorset Police received a report shortly before 1am on Sunday 15 April 2018 that a group of young men were seen jumping on a marked police Land Rover p...