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  • Summer drink driving campaign – further eight people charged

     15 June 2018
    A further eight people have been charged with drink driving offences during Dorset Police’s summer drink driving campaign. They are due to appear at courts in Poole and Weymouth in June and July. In total 15 people have been charged since the campa...

  • Summer drink driving campaign – seven people charged

     08 June 2018
    Seven people have been charged with drink driving offences during the first week of Dorset Police’s summer drink driving campaign. They are due to appear at courts in Poole and Weymouth this month. The campaign runs from Friday 1 June 2018 to Mond...

  • Drink Driver? You’ll be named this summer by Dorset Police

     01 June 2018
    Dorset Police is today, Friday 1 June, launching its summer drink driving campaign which is set to run until Monday 16 July to coincide with the World Cup.    Those caught will appear in court before being publicly named by the Force and have their images...

  • Witness appeal following alleged dangerous driving incident in Wareham

     17 April 2018
    Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an alleged dangerous driving incident in Wareham. At 6.11pm on Friday 6 April 2018 a Nissan Navara was seen being driven from South Street into Trinity Lane in what was reported to be a dange...

  • Witness appeal after vehicle failed to stop for officers in Lytchett Matravers

     28 March 2018
    Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a vehicle failed to stop for officers in Lytchett Matravers. At around 5.45pm yesterday, Tuesday 27 March 2018, officers requested that a black and silver Nissan 4x4 stop on High Street. The vehi...

  • Dorset Road Safe launches new road safety website

     09 March 2018
    Public services that work together across Dorset to improve safety on our roads have launched a new website - available at: www.dorsetroadsafe.org.uk Dorset Road Safe brings together the police, fire service, health and local authorities to work in partn...

  • 53 people charged with drink driving related offences during Christmas campaign

    10 January 2018
    The annual Christmas drink and drug drive campaign saw Dorset Police target those who drive while under the influence. A total of 413 breath tests were carried out by officers during the Christmas campaign, which ran between Friday 1 December 2017 and Mo...

  • Christmas drink and drug driving campaign – 24 further people charged

     02 January 2018
    A further 24 people have been charged with drink or drug driving offences as part of Dorset Police’s Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. They are due to appear at court in Poole and Weymouth during January, February and March 2018. The camp...

  • Christmas drink and drug driving campaign – 10 people charged

     08 December 2017
    Ten people have been charged with drink or drug driving offences so far as part of Dorset Police’s Christmas drink and drug driving campaign. They are due to appear at courts in Poole and Weymouth during December 2017 and January 2018. The campaig...

  • Dorset Police target drink and drug drivers #ThisChristmas

     01 December 2017
    With the festive season approaching, police expect more people than usual will be out enjoying a drink. Dorset Police is running the annual Christmas drink and drug driving campaign from today, Friday 1 December 2017 through to Monday 1 January 2018.   ...
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