A man has been charged and has appeared in court in connection with a reported theft from a shop in Ferndown. It was reported that at around 2.50pm on Wednesday 23 September 2026 two men entered Boots in Victoria Road and broke into some fragrance cabinet...
Release date: 02/11/2026
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward after a woman was found injured in Dorchester. It was reported that a woman aged in her 60s had been found with injuries shortly after 10am on Thursday 29 October 2026 under the bridge in ...
Release date: 02/11/2026
Officers searching for a man who went missing from Shaftesbury are pleased to update he has been found. Robert, aged 49, was reported missing having last been seen at an address in the town on the morning of Sunday 11 October 2026. Following searches and...
Release date: 29/10/2026
Officers investigating a theft from a shop in Christchurch are issuing CCTV images of a man they would like to identify. It is reported that at around 10.40am on Thursday 1 October 2026 a man entered Superdrug in High Street and filled a shopping basket w...
Release date: 29/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a reported arson on Portland. It was reported that at around 1am on Thursday 29 October 2026 a caravan was destroyed by a fire in Yeats Road, near to the Portland He...
Release date: 29/10/2026
Enquiries by officers resulted in a motorist being tracked down to face justice for causing a collision near Poole that left a man with life-changing injuries. Archie Glen McCann, aged 20 and of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on ...
Release date: 28/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a series of burglaries in the West Moors area. Between Wednesday 30 September and Sunday 11 October 2026 entry was gained to a number of residential properties while...
Release date: 28/10/2026
Detectives are issuing CCTV images of two men they are looking to identify as part of a rape investigation in Bournemouth. It was reported that during the early hours of Thursday 25 June 2026 two women aged in their 20s were raped at an address in the tow...
Release date: 28/10/2026
Officers from Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team (RCT) are reminding residents about protections for bat roosts following a number of incidents in Dorset this year. All bat species and their roosts are protected by law, and disturbing or destroying a bat ro...
Release date: 27/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a vehicle fire in Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at around 1.50am on Monday 19 October 2026 of a vehicle fire in Dorchester Road, in the Redlands area. Th...
Release date: 26/10/2026
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