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Dorset Police’s Assistant Chief Constable is issuing a message to the county’s communities to encourage them to continue to follow the COVID-19 restrictions. The country remains in full National Lockdown, which means people are being asked to...
COVID-19 message from Assistant Chief Constable to Dorset’s communities
02 March 2021Dorset Police’s Assistant Chief Constable is issuing a message to the county’s communities to encourage them to continue to follow the COVID-19 restrictions. The country remains in full National Lockdown, which means people are being asked to...
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Witness appeal following reported indecent exposure in Weymouth
06 March 2021
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a man allegedly indecently exposed himself in Weymouth. The incident occurred at around 5.15pm on Thursday 4 March 2021. It is reported that a man was on the beach oppo... -
Witness appeal following reported assault in Poole
06 March 2021
Detectives investigating an alleged assault in Poole are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police received a report at 1.41am on Saturday 6 March 2021 of a disturbance involving a group of men at an address in Alb... -
Update – arrest in connection with reported hate crime incident in Poole
05 March 2021
Officers investigating an incident where a disabled man was reportedly abused and spat at in Poole have made an arrest. It was reported that the victim, a man who suffers from cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was verbally abused by another man in Te... -
Jail for man who raped woman as she slept
05 March 2021
A man who raped a woman in Bournemouth as she slept has been jailed for four years. Marti Nicholas Reynolds, 29 and of Baardwyk Avenue, Canvey Island, was sentenced on Friday 5 March 2021 at Bournemouth Crown Court. He was convicted of the offence on We... -
Witness appeal following burglary in Ferndown
05 March 2021
Officers investigating a burglary in Ferndown are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Between 2.30pm and 3.50pm on Thursday 4 March 2021 a break-in occurred at a property in Church Road. The victim returned home to find th... -
CCTV appeal following burglary in Alderholt
05 March 2021
Officers investigating a burglary at an address in Alderholt are issuing CCTV images of three male suspects. Between around 2pm and 3.30pm on Wednesday 3 March 2021 a burglary occurred at an address in Hillbury Road. It is reported that a ma... -
Image appeal following thefts in Bournemouth and Poole
04 March 2021
Officers investigating the theft of materials from two properties are issuing an image of a van that is believed to be involved in a bid to identify the driver. At around 3.30pm on Friday 19 February 2021 a van pulled up outside an address in Ophir Road ... -
Appeal for information following burglary in Owermoigne
04 March 2021
Officers investigating a burglary at a home in Owermoigne are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. A property in Wareham Road was broken into between 12.30pm and 1.10pm on Tuesday 2 March 2021 and a number of items were sto... -
Appeal for information following incident involving dog on Portland
04 March 2021
Officers investigating an incident involving a dog on Portland are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. At around 3.30pm on Friday 5 February 2021 a woman was walking in the area of Grove Field, off Incline Road, with her two young sons... -
Further update in relation to reported burglary and fraudulent card use in Poole
03 March 2021
A man arrested in connection with a reported burglary and subsequent fraudulent card use in Poole will face no further police action. It was reported that at around 5pm on Sunday 20 December 2020 a door to a property in Dorchester Road was smashed and en...

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