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  • Image appeal following burglary in East Dorset

     22 May 2019
    Officers investigating the theft of go karts from an outbuilding in East Dorset are issuing images of the vehicles. An outbuilding off School Lane at Three Legged Cross was broken into between 12pm on Sunday 5 May and 12pm on Monday 6 May 2019. Four go ...

  • Update - witness appeal following reported serious assault in Poole

     22 May 2019
    Detectives investigating a reported serious assault in Poole have made two further arrests. Dorset Police was called at 12.20am on Sunday 19 May 2019 to reports of a stabbing outside The Cabin in Old Orchard. A local man aged in his 30s sustained stab i...

  • Public appeal in search for missing Bournemouth man

     21 May 2019
    Officers are appealing for help from the public as they search for a man who went missing from Bournemouth. Alex Kelly, also known as Alex Barton, was last seen at his accommodation in Bath Road some time around Thursday 2 May 2019. The 27-year-old has ...

  • £330,000 saved from the hands of fraudsters thanks to new partnership

     21 May 2019
    A new partnership between local banks and Dorset Police has prevented over £330,000 getting into the hands of fraudsters in the first four months of this year. The scheme, known as the ‘banking protocol’; trains bank staff to spot when ...

  • Murder investigation launched in Sherborne

     21 May 2019
    Detectives have launched a murder investigation following an incident in Sherborne - with one man arrested. At 5.11pm on Tuesday 21 May 2019 Dorset Police received a report of a serious assault at an address in Ridgeway. Officers attended together with ...

  • Witness appeal following altercation in Bournemouth

     21 May 2019
    Detectives investigating an altercation in Bournemouth town centre that left a man with a broken leg are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. At around 6.50pm on Tuesday 14 May 2019 a group of five young black men were walk...

  • Court update – injury collision in Wimborne

     21 May 2019
    A man is due to appear in court charged in connection with an injury collision in Wimborne. At 1.53am on Saturday 15 December 2018 a single-vehicle collision was reported to Dorset Police involving a blue Ford Focus that had left Leigh Road, was in colli...

  • Renewed CCTV appeal following indecent exposure incident in Ferndown

     21 May 2019
    Officers investigating an incident where a man exposed himself to two teenage girls in Ferndown are issuing further CCTV images of the suspect. The incident occurred at around 3.10pm on Monday 13 May 2019 in Monsal Avenue. The two girls were walking alon...

  • Crackdown on suspected county lines drug dealers in Dorset

     21 May 2019
    Officers in Dorset have taken part in a week of action to disrupt the activity of suspected county lines drug dealers in Dorset. A week of intensification, part of a national effort, saw officers make a total of 34 arrests and carry out five warrants as ...

  • Update – reported serious sexual assault in Weymouth

     21 May 2019
    A 16-year-old boy arrested in connection with a reported serious sexual assault in Weymouth town centre has been released on police bail. The incident was reported to have occurred outside an address in Frederick Place at around 4.30am on Saturday 18 May...
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