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  • Witness appeal after man discovered seriously injured on Portland

     12 February 2018
    Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to establish how a man sustained serious injuries on Portland. At 7.40pm on Friday 9 February 2018 Dorset Police was called by the ambulance service to reports that a local man aged in his 60s had been disco...

  • Scam alert as fake police target elderly for cash

    08 February 2018
    Dorset Police is alerting elderly and vulnerable people of a scam in which fraudsters pose as police officers by telephone in an attempt to steal money. Since yesterday, seven incidents have been reported to the Force, all within the Sherborne area, in w...

  • Update - appeal following theft of elderly man’s bike in Bridport

     09 February 2018
    Officers investigating the theft of an elderly man’s bicycle in Bridport are pleased to say it has been reunited with its owner. The bike, belonging to an 83-year-old local man, was left against railings in South Street near to Bridport Town Hall a...

  • Public appeal in search for teenager who went missing from Bournemouth

     09 February 2018
    Officers searching for a teenager who went missing from the Bournemouth area are appealing for help from the public to find him. Mikel Balliu, aged 17, was last seen at the address where he was staying in Stanley Road at around 8pm on Wednesday 31 Januar...

  • Update – reported serious assault in Bournemouth

    09 February 2018
    Detectives are issuing an update on their investigation into a reported serious assault in Bournemouth. At 5.47pm on Saturday 7 October 2017 it was reported that an altercation had taken place involving a group of people at the Kings Arms in Wallisdown R...

  • Update - appeal after man reportedly stabbed in Weymouth

     07 February 2018
    A man who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an alleged stabbing in Weymouth has been released under investigation while detectives continue their investigations. It was reported that a man aged in his 20s was stabbed on Hereford Road at...

  • Appeal after elderly couple conned out of life savings after distraction burglary

     07 February 2018
    Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information after an elderly couple were conned out of their £40,000 life savings in West Moors. At around 1pm on Monday 5 February 2018 three men attended their address on Pinehurst Road claimi...

  • Witness appeal following reported assault at Bournemouth supermarket

     07 February 2018
    Detectives investigating an alleged assault on a member of staff at a Bournemouth supermarket are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. Officers were called at 3.43pm on Monday 5 February 2018 to reports of an assault on a m...

  • Update to incident in Bournemouth

     06 February 2018
    A man who was arrested following an incident in Bournemouth has been released under investigation. At 7.22am on Saturday 3 February 2018 Dorset Police was called to reports that a woman was being held hostage at an address in Parley Road by a man alleged...

  • Witness appeal after vehicle stolen from a charity in Poole

     06 February 2018
    Officers are appealing for the public's help to find a vehicle stolen from a charity that supports disabled people in Poole. The incident happened overnight between Sunday 4 February and Monday 5 February 2018 at Livability Holton Lee at Holton Heath. ...
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