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Man sentenced after killing his elderly step-grandfather in Poole

10 July 2020
A man has been sentenced to a hospital order after admitting to killing his 82-year-old step-grandfather Charles Taylor in Poole. Matty Locks, 28 and of Ashley Road in Poole, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing on Monday 24 June 2019 to manslaughter on ...

Witness appeal following fatal road traffic collision in Highcliffe
10 July 2020
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam to come forward as they investigate a fatal road traffic collision in Highcliffe. Dorset Police received a report at 10.26am on Friday 10 July 2020 of a collision on Wharncliffe Road, n...
Update in relation to reported public order incident in Christchurch
10 July 2020
A man has come forward following a public appeal in relation to an alleged public order incident in Christchurch. The incident occurred at around 5.10pm on Thursday 25 June 2020 in the area of River Way. The victim – a man aged in his 60s – r...
Shoplifting in Wareham – CCTV appeal
10 July 2020
Officers investigating a shoplifting at a store in Wareham are issuing CCTV images of the suspect. At around 8.50pm on Wednesday 24 June 2020 a man entered the Co-op store in North Street and made off without paying for £170-worth of items. Sergea...
CCTV appeal following taxi bilking in Bournemouth
09 July 2020
Officers are issuing CCTV images of the suspect as they investigate a taxi bilking incident in Bournemouth. The victim picked up a man in their taxi on the evening of Thursday 25 June 2020 in Springbourne and took them to the Hamworthy area before then d...
Update – search in Bournemouth for missing man
08 July 2020
Officers searching for a man who went missing in Bournemouth are pleased to confirm he has been found safe and well. Miles Thomas Bedford had been reported missing at 4.27am on Wednesday 8 July 2020 after having been in phone contact with his family a sh...
Police and partners taking action to tackle anti-social behaviour in Lyme Regis
07 July 2020
Officers in Lyme Regis are working with local partners in response to repeated reports of anti-social behaviour in Langmoor Gardens. Dorset Police has received a number of reports from residents in the area over recent weeks relating to young people gath...
Update – teenager arrested in connection with reported robbery in Bournemouth
08 July 2020
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with a reported robbery in Bournemouth. The incident occurred at around 1.20am on Saturday 23 May 2020. It was reported that the victim, a boy aged in his late teens, was walking through an alleyway between H...
Missing Christchurch man found
07 July 2020
Officers searching for missing Christchurch man Duncan Hewitt are pleased to confirm he has been found. He had been reported missing in the early hours of Tuesday 7 July 2020 after failing to return home, having left earlier the previous day. Following ...
Witness appeal following assault in Bournemouth
07 July 2020
Detectives investigating an assault in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 8.10pm on Saturday 4 July 2020 the victim – a man aged in his 20s – was walking along Meyrick Road with anoth...
Image appeal following theft of electric bike in Poole
07 July 2020
Officers are issuing images of a man they would like to speak to as they investigate the theft of an electric bike from an address in Poole. Between 9.40am and 9.50am on Tuesday 16 June 2020 a man was captured on dashcam footage approaching the property ...