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Searches underway for a missing teenage boy in the Portland area

27 May 2020
Officers searching for a teenage diver who went missing off the coast of Portland are appealing for help from the public to find him. Oscar Montgomery, aged 17, was diving off the coast of Church Ope Cove on Wednesday 27 May 2020. It is believed he was l...

Update – missing Christchurch woman located
28 May 2020
Officers searching for a missing Christchurch woman are pleased to say she has been found safe and well. Maureen Wade, aged 76, was last seen at around 7pm on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at her home address in the town. She was reported missing at 10.15am on T...
Public appeal to find missing man from Blandford
28 May 2020
Officers searching for a missing man from Blandford are appealing for help from the public to find him. David Kenentt, aged 45, was last seen at around 11am on Wednesday 27 May 2020 leaving his home address on East Street. He was reported missing at 9.30...
Witness appeal following reported robbery in Bournemouth
28 May 2020
Detectives investigating an alleged robbery in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It is reported that at around 1.20am on Saturday 23 May 2020 the victim, a boy aged in his late teens, was walking through ...
Appeal for information following suspicious fire at Poole nature reserve
27 May 2020
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a fire at a Poole nature reserve that it is believed may have been started deliberately. Dorset Police was contacted by the fire service at around 4.45pm on Tuesday 26 May 2020 ...
Appeal for information after woman bitten by dog in Poole
27 May 2020
Officers investigating an incident where a woman was bitten by a dog in Poole are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. The victim, a woman aged in her 50s, was cycling along the Sterte Esplanade at around 1pm on Sunday 24 May 2020 when ...
CCTV appeal following assault in Bournemouth
27 May 2020
Officers investigating an assault in Bournemouth are issuing a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to. At around 4am on Sunday 15 March 2020 at Wiggle Gentleman’s Club on Old Christchurch Road it was reported that a man approached the vict...
Witness appeal following indecent exposure incident in Bournemouth
26 May 2020
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an indecent exposure incident in Bournemouth. At around 12.15pm on Tuesday 19 May 2020 the victim, a woman aged in her fifties, was walking through King’s Par...
Update – appeal in search for missing kayaker
26 May 2020
Officers searching for a kayaker who went missing off the coast along Poole are pleased to confirm he has been found safe and well. Jordan Lane, who is 25 years old, was last heard from at around 6pm on Monday 25 May 2020 while kayaking in the sea in the...
Update in relation to reported dog bite in Poole
26 May 2020
A man has come forward following an appeal in relation to an incident where a woman was reportedly bitten by a dog in Poole. The incident occurred at around 1.30pm on Thursday 23 April 2020 on Constitution Hill. A woman aged in her 60s who was walking he...
Witness appeal following criminal damage incident in Swanage
22 May 2020
Officers investigating an incident of criminal damage in Swanage are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. It was reported that at around 9.45am on Sunday 10 May 2020 the victim – a woman aged in her 30s - was wa...