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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... -
Update - witness appeal following reported suspicious fire in Shaftesbury
16 July 2018
A teenage boy arrested in connection with a reported suspicious fire in Shaftesbury has been released from the investigation without charge. At around 7.20pm on Thursday 12 July 2018 Dorset Police received a report of a large fire off Allen Road. The fi... -
Witness appeal following reported suspicious fire in Shaftesbury
13 July 2018
Officers investigating a reported suspicious fire in Shaftesbury are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. At around 7.20pm yesterday, Thursday 12 July 2018, Dorset Police received a report of a large fire off Allen Road. The fire servi... -
Witness appeal after suspicious fires in Weymouth
03 July 2018
Detectives are appealing for the public’s help after arsonists set two large fires in Weymouth. At around 2am today, Tuesday 3 July 2018, two areas of grassland were set alight near to Upwey railway station, by the footpath at the end of The Finche...
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