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Detectives investigating the death of a man in Bournemouth have issued a further update and are renewing their appeal for anyone with information to come forward. The Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) is investigating the death of a man who was found...
Further update in relation to Bournemouth murder investigation
02 July 2020Detectives investigating the death of a man in Bournemouth have issued a further update and are renewing their appeal for anyone with information to come forward. The Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT) is investigating the death of a man who was found...
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Witness appeal following fatal road traffic collision in Wool
05 July 2020
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam to come forward as they investigate a fatal road traffic collision in Wool. Dorset Police was called at 5.35pm on Sunday 5 July 2020 to a report of a collision on the A352 between the W... -
Witness appeal following serious injury collision in Verwood
05 July 2020
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam to come forward as they investigate a serious injury collision in Verwood. Dorset Police received a report at 7.49am on Sunday 5 July 2020 of a collision on Black Hill, at the junction ... -
Update – missing Bournemouth man located
03 July 2020
Officers searching for missing Bournemouth man Derek Rainchild are pleased to confirm he has been located. Derek, aged 54, was reported missing having last been seen at his home address at around 5.30pm on Friday 3 July 2020. Following searches by offic... -
Dorset Police take part in national operation to target suspected organised crime gangs
02 July 2020
As part of the UK’s biggest ever law enforcement operation a series of warrants took place in Dorset to target suspected organised crime gangs involved in the supply of controlled drugs. Dorset Police worked alongside the South West Regional Organi... -
Update – missing Bournemouth teenager located
02 July 2020
Officers searching for missing Bournemouth teenager Tarlia Perks are very pleased to confirm she has been located. The 14-year-old was reported missing having last been seen on the evening of Saturday 27 June 2020. Following searches by officer and enqu... -
Come back safely to respect, protect and enjoy our communities
02 July 2020
Dorset Police is preparing for a surge of visitors this weekend as lockdown restrictions ease and the hospitality industry reopens. But the message to those living in and coming to our region is clear – come back safely, respect, protect and enjoy ... -
Man charged in relation to report of rape in Bournemouth
01 July 2020
A man has been charged in connection with a report of rape in Bournemouth town centre. Dorset Police received a report at 4.37am on Sunday 1 December 2019 that a woman – aged in her 30s – had been raped. The incident was reported to have occu... -
Witness appeal following burglary near Wimborne
01 July 2020
Officers investigating a burglary near Wimborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 6.30pm on Thursday 25 June 2020 it is reported that a man was seen climbing out of a window of a property on Cockerell Close... -
Appeal for witnesses following reported robbery in Bournemouth
01 July 2020
Detectives investigating an alleged knifepoint robbery in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 8.30pm on Friday 26 June 2020 the victim – a man aged in his 20s – was standing on St Pete... -
Image appeal following burglary in Poole
01 July 2020
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a bike was stolen during a burglary of a garage in Poole. The garage at a home in Beresford Road was broken into between the evening of Tuesday 16 June 2020 and the early hours of t...
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