1. Home
  2. News & Information
  3. Filtered Search

Filtered Search

May 2017  

  • UPDATE: Man injured in serious collision near Dorchester has sadly died

     15 May 2017
    An elderly man injured in a serious road traffic collision near Dorchester has sadly died in hospital. Officers were called at around 11.35am on Tuesday 14 March to reports of a two-vehicle collision on an unclassified road between the West Stafford bypa...

  • Police car makeover in vehicle crime campaign

    12 May 2017
    Dorset Police is launching its summer vehicle crime awareness and prevention campaign with the deployment of a specially branded police car across the county. The fully marked vehicle will continue to respond to emergency calls for assistance and carry o...

  • Update: Man charged following alleged robbery in Bournemouth

    10 May 2017
    A man has been charged in connection with an alleged robbery at a shop in Bournemouth. Detectives launched an investigation following reports of a robbery at the Londis supermarket in Christchurch Road at around 8.45am on Monday 1 May 2017. It was repor...

  • Appeal following theft of statue in Verwood

     10 May 2017
    Police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following the theft of a statue in Verwood - with an image of the statue being released. It was reported that a life-size bronze deer and fawn statue was stolen from an address on Doe's Lan...

  • Witness appeal following burglary and theft in North Dorset

     09 May 2017
    Officers are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward following a burglary and theft in North Dorset. At 12.05pm on Monday 8 May 2017 it was reported that offenders had broken into a large detached barn in the Melbury Abbas are...

  • Police urge public to follow security advice after a series of burglaries in Dorset

     09 May 2017
    Dorset Police is warning home owners and property developers to secure their properties following a series of residential burglaries. The Force has experienced seven dwelling burglaries during April to homes under renovation, which have resulted in the t...

  • Man due in court following fatal collision in Stalbridge

     09 May 2017
    A man is due to appear in court in connection with a fatal collision in Stalbridge in which a motorcyclist died. Officers were called at 3.22pm on Friday 7 October 2016 to reports of a collision between a Suzuki motorcycle and a tractor registered to a S...

  • UPDATE: Man due in court in connection with fire at HMP Guys Marsh near Shaftesbury

     09 May 2017
    A man is due to appear in court in connection with a fire on the roof of a building within HMP Guys Marsh near Shaftesbury. Emergency services were called to the incident at around 8pm on Friday 10 March 2017. All prisoners and staff were accounted for ...

  • Witness appeal after robbery in Shaftesbury

     08 May 2017
    Officers investigating reports of a robbery in Shaftesbury are appealing for witnesses and anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened at around 2pm on Wednesday 3 May 2017 in the Angel Lane car park. The victim, a local man in his 30...

  • UPDATE: Request for public help after report of paraglider out of control

     08 May 2017
    A paraglider who was reported to have been out of control in Gillingham has contacted officers to say he is safe and well. At 9.48pm on Sunday 7 May 2017 Dorset Police received a call from a concerned member of the public. Around 30 minutes earlier he h...
News archive FOI disclosure log

Media / Journalists

If you are an accredited journalist or member of the media, please click here for information about how to contact our News Team. They don’t handle other enquiries, but members of the public can contact us in many other way by clicking here.