We are pleased to confirm that teenager Poppy, who went missing from Dorchester, has been located. The 17-year-old was reported missing having last been seen on the morning of Thursday 21 May 2026. Following searches by officers, she has now been found. W...
Release date: 21/05/2026
Officers investigating an assault in a supermarket car park in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The incident occurred at around 7.20pm on Tuesday 19 May 2026 in the car park of Asda in Newstead Road. The victim – a local woman aged in...
Release date: 21/05/2026
Community Speed Watch (CSW) volunteers teamed up with officers to reduce speeding following concerns raised by communities. In 2025, exceeding the speed limit and travelling too fast for conditions made up 67 per cent of contributory factors linked to fat...
Release date: 21/05/2026
Officers are appealing for information from the public as they search for a missing man in Bournemouth. James, aged 51, was reported missing having last been seen in the area of Herberton Road at around 4pm on Wednesday 20 May 2026. He is described as six...
Release date: 20/05/2026
A former Dorset Police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct following an accelerated public misconduct hearing. The hearing was held at Dorset Police Headquarters in Winfrith on Tuesday 19 May 2026 in respect of former PC James McClem...
Release date: 20/05/2026
Officers can confirm wanted man Brandon McCarthy has been located. A public appeal was issued in relation to the 27-year-old and, following enquiries by officers, he has now been located and arrested. We would like to thank everyone who shared our appeal....
Release date: 20/05/2026
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a report of indecent exposure in Weymouth. A woman aged in her 20s was walking near to the bus stop by Littlemoor Shopping Centre on Littlemoor Road at around 12.30p...
Release date: 19/05/2026
A man who used a social media platform to have sexual communication with teenage girls has been jailed. The investigation began in April 2025 when the defendant – 34-year-old Luke Morgan Leon Burton of Carterton in Oxfordshire – was found in a vehicle wit...
Release date: 18/05/2026
Officers are issuing images of a man they would like to identify following a burglary at a home in Bournemouth. Entry was forced to an address in Uplands Gardens between 7pm and 8pm on Saturday 18 April 2026 and a searched of the premises was carried out,...
Release date: 18/05/2026
Rates of knife crime in Dorset are continuing to decline, with ongoing efforts by the Force and partners to tackle these offences. Incidents of knife crime have continued to decrease in the county year on year, with rates between April 2025 and April 2026...
Release date: 18/05/2026
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