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  • Dedicated rural and town neighbourhood policing comes to North Dorset

     17 February 2017
    Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) in North Dorset are being restructured to better meet the differing needs of rural and town areas. Previously, the teams were organised based on location alone and covered both the town and rural areas of Gillingham, S...

  • Bournemouth hoteliers invited to Hotel Watch launch

    17 February 2017
    Hotel Watch has been operating in the town and surrounding areas since 2015 but will be formally launched at the beginning of March. Hotel Watch is a joint initiative between Dorset Police and the hotel community in Bournemouth to share information, inte...

  • Bournemouth hoteliers invited to Hotel Watch launch

    17 February 2017
    Hotel Watch has been operating in the town and surrounding areas since 2015 but will be formally launched at the beginning of March. Hotel Watch is a joint initiative between Dorset Police and the hotel community in Bournemouth to share information, inte...

  • Bournemouth hoteliers invited to Hotel Watch launch

    17 February 2017
    Hotel Watch has been operating in the town and surrounding areas since 2015 but will be formally launched at the beginning of March. Hotel Watch is a joint initiative between Dorset Police and the hotel community in Bournemouth to share information, inte...

  • UPDATE: Man released without charge following rape in Weymouth town centre

     17 February 2017
    A man has been released from police bail without charge following a rape in Weymouth town centre. At around 2am on Tuesday 1 November 2016, Dorset Police was called to a disturbance at an address in Great George Street. Officers attended and it was repo...

  • Witness appeal following serious injury collision in Poole

     16 February 2017
    Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a serious injury collision in Poole. At around 6.47am today, Thursday 16 February 2017, a road traffic collision occurred in Blandford Road between a bicycle and a white Toyota IQ. The cycli...

  • UPDATE: Man charged following reported weapon incident in Weymouth

     14 February 2017
    A man has been charged following a reported incident involving a weapon in Weymouth. Police were called at 8.43pm on Saturday 11 February 2017 after reports of a man carrying a handgun in Magnolia Close. Police, including armed officers, attended the ad...

  • Appeal after reports of two bus drivers being assaulted in Bournemouth

     13 February 2017
    Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following separate alleged assaults on two bus drivers in Bournemouth - with one man being arrested. The first incident occurred at around 7.30pm on Saturday 14 January 2017 on a bus that had stopped alo...

  • Man arrested following alleged firearm incident in Weymouth

     12 February 2017
    A man has been arrested following a reported incident involving a firearm in Weymouth. Police were called at 8.43pm yesterday, Saturday 11 February 2017, after reports of a man carrying a handgun in Magnolia Close in Weymouth. Police, including armed of...

  • UPDATE: Appeal after alleged assault in Weymouth

     10 February 2017
    A man arrested in connection with an alleged assault in Weymouth has been released from police bail without charge. At around 3.20am on Friday 16 December 2016 Dorset Police received a report that a man had been assaulted in St Albans Street, following a...
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