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May 2018  

  • Update – man due in court in connection with serious collision in Shaftesbury

     31 May 2018
    A man is due to appear in court in connection with a serious collision in Shaftesbury. At 1.26pm on Tuesday 12 December 2017 a two vehicle collision occurred on Salisbury Road near to the junction with Greenacre Way involving a black Hyundai i40 and a bl...

  • Appeal for witnesses following reported robbery in Weymouth

     30 May 2018
    Detectives investigating a reported robbery in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. A 15-year-old boy reported to police that he was with friends in St Mary Street near to the Trespass store at around 8.15pm on...

  • Update – appeal after reported theft of Lego in Poole

     30 May 2018
    Two women are due to appear in court in connection with a reported series of high-value Lego thefts in Poole. It was reported that on Monday 15 May 2017 at around 7.30pm four boxes of Lego, with a value of £858, were stolen from the Tesco store at ...

  • Appeal after sheep theft near Dorchester

     30 May 2018
    Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after the theft of sheep from a field near Dorchester. Dorset Police received a report that sometime overnight on Saturday 26 May 2018, 17 cream-coloured Dorset Horn and Poll...

  • Witness appeal following serious assault in Boscombe

     30 May 2018
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was seriously assaulted in Boscombe. Sometime around 9.55pm on Tuesday 29 May 2018 the victim - a local man aged in his 50s - was drinking with friends inside a flat in Cecil Road when an...

  • Update – witness appeal following reported fail-to-stop injury collision in Poole

     29 May 2018
    Three people have been arrested in connection with an alleged fail-to-stop collision in Poole. At 2.49pm on Wednesday 18 April 2018 Dorset Police was called to reports of a road traffic collision at traffic lights on the Hunger Hill roundabout involving ...

  • Appeal for information after report of rape in Weymouth

     29 May 2018
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward after a report of a rape on Weymouth beach. The incident occurred on Sunday 27 May 2018. The victim - a local woman aged in her 20s - had attended Actors nightclub on Mai...

  • Update – appeal following reported theft of ring from jewellers in Bournemouth

     29 May 2018
    A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged theft of a high-value ring from a jewellers in Bournemouth. At 12.30pm on Saturday 28 April 2018 it was reported that a man entered Roses of Bournemouth on Wimborne Road in the Winton are...

  • Further update – witness appeal following reports of shots being fired in Weymouth

     25 May 2018
    A man arrested in connection with an incident where shots were reportedly fired in Weymouth has been released under investigation. Dorset Police received a report at 5.53pm on Tuesday 22 May 2018 of shots being fired - possibly from an air weapon - in Ma...

  • Public asked to be vigilant on heritage crime

     25 May 2018
    Dorset Police is asking members of the public to be vigilant on heritage crime. Heritage crime is defined as any offence involving the damage or loss to the historic environment, including all offences involving cultural property. Offences include illeg...
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