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Officers, staff and volunteers have been recognised for their exceptional contribution to keep Dorset safe at an awards ceremony. The event, held at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester on Wednesday 18 September 2019, saw ten awards presented to recipi...
Dorset Police celebrates long service and policing excellence at awards ceremony
19 September 2019Officers, staff and volunteers have been recognised for their exceptional contribution to keep Dorset safe at an awards ceremony. The event, held at the Dorford Centre in Dorchester on Wednesday 18 September 2019, saw ten awards presented to recipi...
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Update – missing Blandford teenager located
21 September 2019
Officers searching for missing Blandford teenager Shannon Smith are pleased to confirm she has been located. The 19-year-old was reported missing after it was believed she left her home in the early hours of Friday 20 September 2019. Following enquiries... -
Witness appeal following serious injury collision near Puddletown
21 September 2019
Officers investigating a serious injury collision near Puddletown are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. Dorset Police was called at 12.30pm on Saturday 21 September 2019 to a report of a collision involving ... -
Renewed photo appeal following theft of beauty products from store in Swanage
20 September 2019
Officers investigating the theft of beauty products from a store in Swanage are issuing improved CCTV images. At 3.15pm on Thursday 5 September 2019 two women entered Boots in Station Road and, after spending less than two minutes in store, stole over &p... -
Update – reported theft of cash from store in Bournemouth
20 September 2019
A man has come forward in relation to a reported theft by finding incident in Bournemouth. Between 1.30pm and 1.50pm on Saturday 10 August 2019 the victim, a local man aged in his 40s, had used a self-service till at Asda off St Pauls Road to pay for ite... -
Jail for burglar who targeted elderly man while he lay in bed
20 September 2019
A man who burgled an elderly victim as he lay in bed has been jailed for three years and four months. Darren John Lane, 42 and of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 19 September 2019 after pleading guilty to burglary. A... -
Appeal for witnesses following reported assault in Christchurch
20 September 2019
Officers investigating a reported assault in Christchurch are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred at the We Buy Any Car garage at the Bailey Bridge Retail Park at around 2.50pm on Thursday 12 Septembe... -
Update – woman due in court in connection with reported assault in Swanage
20 September 2019
A woman is due to appear in court in connection with a reported assault in Swanage. The incident happened at around 4.50pm on Saturday 2 March 2019 at the bus station. A local man aged in his 50s was reportedly assaulted by a woman who had got off a num... -
Witness appeal following criminal damage near Sherborne
19 September 2019
Officers investigating criminal damage to a car near Sherborne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At approximately 12.40am on Saturday 14 September 2019 a silver Ford Fiesta was damaged on Hill View in Bishop’s ... -
Public appeal to find missing man from Bournemouth
19 September 2019
Officers searching for a man who has gone missing from Bournemouth are appealing for the public’s help. Robert Bell, 58, was last seen at an address in Green Road on Tuesday 20 August 2019 and was reported missing on Thursday 29 August 2019 when he... -
Witness appeal following serious collision in Poole
19 September 2019
Officers investigating a serious road traffic collision in Poole are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward. The single vehicle collision occurred at around 6.40pm on Tuesday 17 September 2019 on Parkstone Roa...
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