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  • Appeal for information following suspicious fires in Poole

     13 May 2019
    Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a number of fires in Poole, which are believed to have been started deliberately. The fire service was called at around 3.20pm on Sunday 5 May 2019 to reports of fo...

  • Reported arson at nursery and pre-school in Poole – arrest update

     07 May 2019
    Officers investigating a suspected arson at a children’s nursery and pre-school in Poole have arrested a local 11-year-old boy. At 9.55pm on Sunday 14 April 2019 the fire service was called to reports of flames coming from the playground area at Su...

  • Arson at nursery and pre-school in Poole – photo appeal

    01 May 2019
    Officers investigating an arson at a children’s nursery and pre-school in Poole are appealing for the public’s help to find those responsible. At 9.55pm on Sunday 14 April 2019 the fire service was called to reports of flames coming from the ...

  • Witness appeal following suspected arson in Weymouth

     11 April 2019
    Officers investigating a suspected arson in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police was alerted by the fire service at 5.40am on Friday 5 April 2019 to reports of a fire at The Prayer House in Newste...

  • Update – man charged in connection with explosion at house in Poole

     16 January 2019
    A man has been charged and is due to appear at court today in connection with an explosion at a property in Poole. Dorset Police was called at 1.47pm on Monday 22 October 2018 to the address in Sterte Road following a report that an explosion had caused ...

  • Update – boy due to appear in court in connection with reported suspicious fire near Dorchester

     31 October 2018
    A boy is due to appear in court in connection with a reported suspicious fire near Dorchester. At 9.42pm on Thursday 25 January 2018 Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of a fire at the old RAF hangers at Crossways. The ser...

  • Appeal after explosion at house in Poole

     22 October 2018
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an explosion at a property in Poole. Dorset Police was called at 1.47pm today, Monday 22 October 2018, to the address in Sterte Road. The explosion had caused the...

  • Witness appeal after suspicious fire in Weymouth

     03 October 2018
    Detectives have launched an investigation into a fire at a car garage in Weymouth and are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Dorset Police was called at 5am on Sunday 30 September 2018 by the fire service reporting a ...

  • Witness appeal following suspected arson in Poole

     20 August 2018
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a suspected arson at a garage in Poole. At around 1.45am on Sunday 19 August 2018 Dorset Police officers on patrol came across firefighters tackling a blaze outsi...

  • Witness appeal after suspected arson on Portland

     13 August 2018
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a suspicious fire at a house on Portland. Dorset Police was called at around 6am on Sunday 12 August to an address in Hamcroft, Easton. The fire started in the porch and caused significant damage to the loung...
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