Officers searching for a missing teenager last seen near Sturminster Newton are pleased to update she has been found. Crystal, aged 16, was reported missing after leaving an address in the area of Woodrow in Fifehead Neville at around 10.45pm on Tuesday 2...
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
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
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