Officers searching for a missing man in West Parley are pleased to update he has been found. Terry, aged 80, was reported missing having last been seen in Winnards Close at around 6.30pm on Wednesday 13 May 2026. Following searches by officers, he has now...
Release date: 14/05/2026
Officers searching for a missing teenager in Bournemouth are pleased to update she has been found. Elayne, aged 14, was reported missing having last been seen at around 8am on Saturday 9 May 2026 in the area of Christchurch Road. Following searches by off...
Release date: 12/05/2026
Officers can confirm wanted man Malcolm John Clarke has been located. A public appeal was issued in relation to the 68-year-old and, following enquiries by officers, he has now been located and arrested. We would like to thank everyone who shared our appe...
Release date: 12/05/2026
The Force is encouraging Dorset residents to take measures to keep their homes secure from burglars ahead of a Good Safe Summer. Burglaries over the summer months are often as a result of opportunity. Criminals target unoccupied homes as people jet off on...
Release date: 11/05/2026
Officers investigating a road related incident that left a man seriously injured in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. The incident occurred at around 8.30pm on Monday 4 May 2026 in Rodwell Road near to t...
Release date: 11/05/2026
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant footage to come forward as they investigate a theft from a cash machine in Verwood. Dorset Police received a report at 11.23pm on Friday 8 May 2026 of an alarm sounding at the Tesco store in R...
Release date: 10/05/2026
Detectives have renewed their commitment to tackling knife crime and bringing offenders to justice after a man was jailed for a fatal stabbing in Bournemouth. Thomas Betteridge, aged 20 and of Bournemouth, was found guilty of manslaughter and possessing a...
Release date: 08/05/2026
Information received from the public helped detectives bring forward a case against two men involved in a serious assault in Weymouth.At around 2.50am on Saturday 14 June 2025, two men aged in their 20s were assaulted outside King of Hearts in St Alban St...
Release date: 08/05/2026
Detectives have praised members of the public who came to the assistance of an elderly woman in a wheelchair after she was subjected to an unprovoked assault in Poole. At around 8.45pm on Friday 19 September 2025 the victim, who was 89 at the time, was le...
Release date: 07/05/2026
Roads policing officers took part in a joint initiative with National Highways to use an unmarked heavy goods vehicle (HGV) to identify anyone committing a road traffic offence. Between Monday 27 April and Friday 1 May 2026, officers were carrying out tar...
Release date: 07/05/2026
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