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
Dorset Police is celebrating International Control Room Week by recognising the officers and staff who form the backbone of its Contact Management command. International Control Room Week runs from Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November and provides us wi...
Release date: 26/10/2026
A Dorset Police sergeant has received national recognition after being named the NPCC Response Sergeant of the Year at the Police Federation annual conference in London. Sergeant Jen Hussey was presented with the prestigious award on Thursday 22 October 2...
Release date: 23/10/2026
Latest crime statistics show Dorset has seen a further drop in overall crime and remains in the top ten safest counties in England. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Thursday 22 October 2026 show that total crime in Dorset fell by...
Release date: 23/10/2026
Officers are renewing their appeal for information following a robbery in Bournemouth and issuing images of people they are looking to identify. At around 5pm on Saturday 5 September 2026 a teenage boy was in Kings Park with a friend when four male offend...
Release date: 22/10/2026
A detailed investigation by detectives exposed how a vape store manager was sexually exploiting teenage girls in Poole. Dilshaw Omar Kawani, aged 53 and of Poole, was sentenced to eight years in prison at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 15 October 202...
Release date: 21/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Dorchester. At around 1.20pm on Friday 16 October 2026 a collision occurred involving a pedestrian a...
Release date: 21/10/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage to come forward as they investigate a serious injury road traffic collision near Weymouth. Dorset Police received a report at 12.13pm on Sunday 18 October 2026 of a two-vehicle c...
Release date: 20/10/2026
Officers continuing to investigate a road traffic collision in Poole are appealing for anyone with information to come forward and are issuing an image of two vehicles involved. At around 5.40pm on Monday 21 September 2026 a collision occurred in Mannings...
Release date: 20/10/2026
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