Officers searching for a man who went missing from Shaftesbury are appealing for information from the public to help find him. Robert, aged 49, was reported missing having last been seen at an address in the town on the morning of Sunday 11 October 2026. ...
Release date: 13/10/2026
Officers are appealing for information from the public as they investigate a theft and criminal damage at a botanical garden in Weymouth. Between 7pm on Tuesday 6 October 2026 and 7.30am on Wednesday 7 October 2026, entry was gained to the Abbotsbury Subt...
Release date: 13/10/2026
A woman who had sexual activity with a teenage boy has been jailed following an investigation by detectives. Clare Louise Townsend, aged 37 and of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child on Friday 10 April 2026. She wa...
Release date: 13/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an attempted burglary in North Dorset. Between 10pm and 10.35pm on Tuesday 6 October 2026 a man attempted to gain entry to an outbuilding at an address in High Stree...
Release date: 12/10/2026
Officers investigating a burglary at a home in Lyme Regis are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred between the morning of Sunday 4 October and Monday 12 October 2026 at an address in Church Street. It i...
Release date: 12/10/2026
A man has been jailed following a detailed investigation by detectives into a serious assault in Bournemouth. Ralph Howton, aged 44 and of Bournemouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday 9 October 2026 to five years in prison with an exte...
Release date: 12/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision in Wareham. At around 11.50pm on Sunday 11 October 2026 a collision occurred involving a red Citroen C1 on the A352 Wareham Road. Emer...
Release date: 12/10/2026
Dorset Police is reminding its communities that there is No Place for Hate at the start of Hate Crime Awareness Week – an annual campaign aimed at raising awareness of hate crime and encourage reporting and support for those affected. A hate crime is any ...
Release date: 09/10/2026
Detectives have praised a victim for her bravery after she came forward to report non-recent sexual abuse. Liam Robert Porter, aged 35 and of Weymouth, was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Friday 9 October 2026 to four years and six months in priso...
Release date: 09/10/2026
Three people have come forward following an image appeal in relation to a reported racially aggravated assault in Bournemouth. At around 10.40pm on Friday 2 October 2026 officers were on patrol when a member of the public alerted them to a man unconscious...
Release date: 09/10/2026
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