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  • Update - photo appeal after reported incidents involving dog in Poole

     29 October 2018
    Officers investigating reported incidents involving an out of control dog in Poole say the owner has come forward. On or around Monday 1 October 2018 a man was cycling through Bourne Valley Park sometime between 7am and 7.30am when he was approached by o...

  • Witness appeal after toddler bitten by dog in Dorchester

     06 August 2018
    Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after a two-year-old girl was bitten by a dog in Dorchester. The girl was with her family in the garden of the Trumpet Major pub at around 8.30pm on Friday 3 August 2018 when...

  • Witness appeal following dog attack in Poole

     13 June 2018
    Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward after two women and a dog were attacked by three Rottweilers in Poole. At around 9.20pm on Wednesday 6 June 2018 the women were walking with their West Highland Terrier at th...

  • 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...

  • Update to sheep worrying incident near Shaftesbury

     11 May 2018
    Officers investigating an attack on sheep near Shaftesbury have identified the owner of the dogs involved. At around 3.10pm on Saturday 10 March 2018 Dorset Police received a report of two dogs attacking sheep in the area of Hawkers Hill Farm. The dogs i...

  • Appeal for information following sheep worrying incident near Shaftesbury

     12 March 2018
    Officers investigating an attack on sheep near Shaftesbury are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. At around 3.10pm on Saturday 10 March 2018 Dorset Police received a report of two dogs attacking sheep in the area of Hawkers Hill Farm....

  • Update – appeal for information following reported sheep worrying incident near Swanage

     01 February 2018
    The owner of a dog involved in a reported sheep worrying incident near Swanage has come forward. At around 1.10pm on Sunday 14 January 2018 Dorset Police received a report of an incident involving a dog attacking sheep in the area of Hillbottom near Wort...

  • Appeal for information following report of animal cruelty in Poole

     08 January 2018
    Officers are appealing for information in relation to an incident of animal cruelty in Poole. It was reported that at around 11.15am on Saturday 6 January 2018 three men were seen at the Broadstone Recreation Ground releasing rabbits and setting dogs on ...

  • Advice to dog owners following spate of sheep worrying incidents

     08 December 2017
    Officers are reminding pet owners to ensure they keep their dogs away from livestock following a spate of sheep worrying incidents across Dorset. Dorset Police has received six reports of sheep worrying since Thursday 30 November 2017, including two sepa...

  • Appeal to locate owner of possible stolen cat

     13 September 2017
    Officers are hoping to trace the owner of a cat found in Poole that they believe may have been stolen. At 9.15am on Monday 11 September 2017 Dorset Police received a report of anti-social behaviour relating to two men and two women in the area of the Ser...
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